Anthropology
September 2020
Stories as Stones
Violence of World War II
by Antonio Riccio
The work collects the results of an ethnographic research carried out by a museum (Museo della pietra) in Ausonia, on the memory of the Second World War, which in this place – also known as the “land of martyrology” – is still a living memory. The area of Monti Aurunci still constitutes a widespread museum rich in archaeological and ethnographical sites, and cultural itineraries. Ethnography brings to this vast heritage, both intangible and material, an educational contribution of knowledge and reflection: by proposing an interpretative reading of the local memory of the war, it offers matter for critical knowledge and ethical commitment, in order not to forget, without however falling into resentment.
