Le dannate e i dannati della terra: gli stupri di guerra nel cassinate

Starting from a foundational text such as the Iliad, I intend to observe the use – naturalized by the literary and cultural filter – of sexual violence during war conflicts, focusing on some exemplary cases. While stigmatizing the dramatic addiction to such a practice and reiterating its indisputable condemnation, I believe it is necessary to make a distinction on some historical episodes. For this I intend to dwell on the so-called “Marocchinate” (Moroccans’ deeds) to trace the instrumental and colonial nature of the management of the Franco-North African troops stained with such infamous gestures.