James A. Gregor, Reflections on Italian Fascism, An Interview with Antonio Messina.

My research focuses on Italian and Brazilian literature and intellectual history, with an emphasis on fascism, migration, and documentary novels. In my dissertation, titled “Fascist Fiction: Inventing the Lesser Evil in Italy and Brazil,”  I explore the global, violent, and long-lasting impact of fascist rhetoric and practices in Italy and Brazil. My scholarship has appeared in the peer-reviewed journals Forum Italicum, Mester, and the edited volume