Latest news regarding my scholarly career.
Spencer Di Scala’s new book appeared on July 31, 2023. Mussolini and the Rise of Populism: The Man Who Made Fascism (Routledge) analyzes the Duce’s fascism with contemporary populism in mind. Populism of the right was at the heart of
Presentation of the essay by Spencer Di Scala Event organized by the Giacomo Matteotti Foundation with the Circolo Giustizia e Libertà of Rome and with the G.E and V. Modigliani Foundation – ESSMOI Via dell’Arco del Monte n. 99/a –
On February 6, 2023, Guarini Institute welcomed Di Scala, who discussed the release of his new book, L’uomo che fece il fascismo: Mussolini e l’ascesa del populismo.
On March 7, 2023, Di Scala commented on Michele Drosi’s new book, Antonio Landolfi. Socialista laico, liberale, libertario, garantista (Rubbettino, 2023).
On December 5, 2022, at the Istituto Treccani, one of Rome’s most prestigious venues, Di Scala celebrated the release of his latest book, L’uomo che fece il fascismo: Mussolini e l’ascesa del populismo. (English edition forthcoming in 2023.) In attendance
Spencer Di Scala has retired from the University of Massachusetts and has been named Professor of History Emeritus. He continues teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in history online at the university (for which he has won New England regional and
My chapter, “Giovanni Pieraccini: Reflections on the Center-Left,” was published in Alssandro Giacone, Giovanni Pieraccini nel socialismo riformista italiano, Quaderni del Circolo Rosselli (38, N. 133), April 2018: 57-67 (Florence).
Mussolini 1883 – 1915: Triumph and Transformation of a Revolutionary Socialist (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) [with Emilio Gentile] Di Scala has again partnered with Emilio Gentile to edit a new Mussolini volume that explores the same theme as Mussolini socialista. This
