Acronimo

AESTHIS

Abstract

In border regions, boundaries are not defined only by lines or checkpoints but also by landscapes, architecture, infrastructure and artistic representations that materialize claims of identity and power. Anthropology has described these as border landscapes: visible markers that become enduring symbols of collective belonging through processes of aestheticization and historicization. Fascism's appropriation of Romanity, which linked the monuments of ancient Rome to modern architecture and infrastructure, provides a paradigmatic example of this strategy.The AESTHIS project investigates these processes in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol after 1915 through an interdisciplinary approach combining art history, contemporary history, anthropology and border studies.

Responsabile di progetto

Andrea Di Michele

Partner esterni di progetto

Dipartimento di Lettere e Filosofia (Università degli Studi di Trento)

Principali Ambiti di Ricerca

Regional Contemporary History

Parole chiave

Landscape history, Cultural history, History and anthropology, Contemporary History, Regional history, Border regions, Art as public sphere

Tipologia di finanziamento

Funded by the Province of Bozen-Bolzano / 6th call for Research

Inizio e fine progetto

1 nov 2026
31 ott 2029