Classroom Lessons

Our classroom lessons are intended to help educators integrate the materials featured in Where Monsters Are Born into their classrooms. Broken down into three categories — "Making Martyrs," "Mourning and Memory in Historical Context," and "Youthful Rebellion" — the lesson plans include potential framings, discussion questions, and links to additional resources for classroom discussions.

Films & Documentaries

Focusing on topics and themes from Benito Mussolini's twenty-year dictatorship (1925-45) to the political violence surrounding the "Years of Lead" (1968-82), the following collection of films and documentaries are intended as cinematic compliments to the materials featured in Where Monsters Are Born.

Bibliography

A categorized list of links to scholarly books and articles, journalistic reports, primary sources (including manifestos and social media posts by Italian neo-fascist groups), Wikipedia articles, Google Maps locations, and other resources relevant to the topics and themes explored in Where Monsters Are Born.