Conspiracy as Politics of Historical Knowledge Italian Terrorisms and the Case of Romanzo di una strage Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.4399/978885489931512URL: https://www.aracne-editrice.it/index.php/estratto.html?item=10.4399/978885489931512&isbn=9788854899315 Salerno, D. (2016). "Conspiracy as Politics of Historical Knowledge. Italian Terrorisms and the Case of Romanzo di una strage / Piazza Fontana: the Italian Conspiracy". Lexia. Rivista di semiotica, 23-24, pp. 137–150. Version: Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM).Research Overview: This article explores the relationship between conspiracy theories and the construction of historical knowledge regarding Italian political violence. Focusing on the "Years of Lead" and specifically the Piazza Fontana bombing of 1969, the study analyzes the film Romanzo di una strage (2012) to understand how cinematic narratives negotiate historical truth and conspiratorial imaginaries. Using a semiotic approach, the research investigates how "conspiracy" functions as a discursive tool to organize complex political events and its impact on the collective memory of Italian terrorism.Methodological Note: This manuscript is the version accepted for publication and maintains the same content as the printed edition. It is shared here to ensure public access to research on political semiotics and historical memory.Official DOI:https://doi.org/10.4399/978885489931512Notice: This material is shared via this repository under the author's self-archiving rights. Full credit is given to the journal Lexia and the publisher for the original publication.