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Erika Luciano (University of Torino)
Thursday 23 January 2025, 14:30-15:30
The Mythopoesis of Mathematics in Fascist Italy
- đ¤ Speaker: Erika Luciano (University of Torino)
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 23 January 2025, 14:30 - 15:30
- đ Venue: Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute
Abstract
The talk will address the mythopoesis of the Italic genius in mathematics during the fascist rule. In a perspective that combines history of mathematics, history of international relations and science diplomacy, the construction and forms of representation of the Latin spirit in mathematics will be investigated, with particular reference to events such as the Volta 1939 Conference, Matematica contemporanea e sue applicazioni, and at the section Mathematics of the Universal Exhibition of Rome EU42 . Far from being specific to these case studies, the rhetoric features and the hermeneutic categories that characterized the fascist mythopoesis can be legitimately mobilized to set up an analysis of the monumentalization of national mathematical traditions in other totalitarian regimes.
Series This talk is part of the Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series series.
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