Manuela Bertone Felia Allum Rossella Merlino Antonio Nicaso

Let's talk about the rhetoric and representation of mafia cultures

A Talk by Antonio Nicaso , Felia Allum , Rossella Merlino and Manuela Bertone

About this Talk

This roundtable will discuss how Italian mafias are represented in popular culture. In particular, it will discuss the relationship between the cultural capital of Italian mafias, how they are represented in popular culture and our general perceptions/understanding of Italian Mafias. To what extent are representations of Mafias in popular culture realistic and helpful?

14 October 2022, 11:30 AM

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

About The Speakers

Antonio Nicaso

Antonio Nicaso

Queen's University

Mafia Expert


Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Professor of comparative organised crime and corruption, University of Bath, UK


Rossella Merlino

Rossella Merlino

University of Messina

University of Messina


Manuela Bertone

Manuela Bertone

Professeur des Universités, Italian Studies, Université Côte d'Azur - Nice, France

Director "Observatoire du Récit Criminel / Osservatorio del Racconto Criminale" (ORC) at Université Côte d'Azur