italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Dear List-members,
while I understand how some people might find 'pizza parliament'
offensive, I have to agree with Duncan McDonnell on this one. However,
offence seems at times to be selective and ideological. How about the
following front page heading from the British 'The Independent' from
last Wednesday? With a large photo of a very sullen looking Silvio
Berlusconi we read the following headline:
'END OF THE LINE FOR THE GODFATHER (AND ITALY'S TOP MAFIA BOSS IS
ARRESTED IN SICILY)'
Is this offensive? Or is it simply clever?
Best,
Daragh O'Connell
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Daragh O'Connell
Italian Studies
School of Languages, Literatures
and Film
University College Dublin
Dublin 4
IRELAND
Tel: +353-1-7168474
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