In the event of war, a manual published in 1965 distinguishes four phases in the evolution of criminal behavior. Four ‘stages’.The author, a criminologist, is well aware of the Second World War, which ended 20…
There are normal things and those that are not. Those that are not are called deviant.There are everyday things and exceptions. Partying is deviant.Some commit crimes and some are caught. Those who are caught are…
2025-10-13 by wv – Last Updated on 26-04-26 by wv English translation by Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), revised by wv. The original Italian text is the authoritative version. What it is Divided into three narrative movements,…
2025-08-30 by wv – Last Updated on 26-03-03 by wv English translation by Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), revised by wv. The original Italian text is the authoritative version. What it is It is personal memory in…
2025-07-13 by wv – Last Updated on 26-04-26 by wv English translation by Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), revised by wv. The original Italian text is the authoritative version. 1. What it is An ambitious novel, structured…
2026-02-24 by wv – Last Updated on 26-04-26 by wv English translation by Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), revised by wv. The original Italian text is the authoritative version. What it is Questioning the meaning of life…
2026-02-24 by wv – Last Updated on 26-04-26 by wv English translation by Claude Sonnet (Anthropic), revised by wv. What it is 2012, Michela Murgia is invited to teach a course: three lessons on hatred.1 The…
There are no communities1 without crime.2 Even in the houses of God, crime is common currency.3Cronus mutilates his father, devours his own children; Prometheus fashions man from clay and steals fire from the gods to…
VOICE: News reports frequently carry accounts of individuals or groups stripped of their defining traits and social recognition. Examples abound, in recent headlines as in older popular culture. These are repeated discourses, repeated accusations, at…
When on 7 October 2023 militants of Hamas torture, rape, kill — are they carrying out acts whose purpose is to liberate their land? When the government of Israel deliberately lets Palestinians die of hunger…