Literary information as documentary and photojournalism.

The case of "Epoca" (1950-1955)

Authors

  • Dario Boemia IULM Università

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62336/unibg.eac.35.568

Keywords:

Cultural Journalism , Literary Criticism , Illustrated Magazines, Epoca , Arnoldo Mondadori

Abstract

This essay, through the case of Epoca (1950-1955), intends to investigate the space of cultural journalism in illustrated magazines, with the idea that the magazines are not only among the periodicals most receptive to the changes that affected literary society after the Second World War, but also represented a new actor in literary modernity. Furthermore, the mobilisation in cultural journalism of visual media drawn from other discursive contexts has important consequences for the characterisation of the critical-informative discourse, which this essay aims to begin to evaluate.

Author Biography

Dario Boemia, IULM Università

Dario Boemia is a research fellow at IULM University in Milan and adjunct professor of Graphic Journalism at Boston College Italy. His research interests include contemporary Italian literature, periodical studies and comics. He co-edited the volumes Book Reviews and Beyond (2021, with S. Locati), Immagine e testo nei periodici illustrati italiani (2024, with E. Gipponi and S. Locati) and For Real. Il fumetto italiano tra realtà e realismo (2024, with SNIF). He is the author of the monographs I denti dell'arte. La letteratura entre-deux-guerres nell'Italiano di Leo Longanesi (2020) and Cronache letterarie negli anni del Boom. Recensioni sui quotidiani italiani (forthcoming 2025). He is a member of the editorial board of JEPS (Journal of European Periodical Studies) and of the research groups IUPS (Iulm University for Periodical Studies) and SNIF (Studying “n” Investigating Fumetti).

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Published

21-07-2025

How to Cite

Boemia, D. (2025). Literary information as documentary and photojournalism. : The case of "Epoca" (1950-1955). Elephant & Castle, (35), 44–57. https://doi.org/10.62336/unibg.eac.35.568

Issue

No. 35 (2025): I periodici illustrati nell'Italia del secondo dopoguerra: testo e immagine tra arte, cinema e letteratura

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