What is it about?

The history of the Friuli Mosaic School (FMS) opens up a rare window into an often-overlooked field in the history of education: arts and crafts schools in Fascist Italy (1922–1943). How did such schools relate with the regime? This paper contends that the relationship of the FMS with Italian Fascism was primarily functional rather than political.

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Our findings show that the FMS not only had a functional relationship with the regime but also adopted a pragmatic approach in times of economic hardship by becoming an active agent for its students and alumni who were compelled to emigrate.

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Writing this article was a great pleasure. With the co-author I have had a long standing collaboration and this is our first jointly written paper. I hope you find this article engaging and informative.

Dr Simone Battiston
Swinburne University of Technology

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This page is a summary of: When arts and crafts education meets Fascism: the Friuli mosaic school, 1922-1943, History of Education, December 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/0046760x.2018.1542743.
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