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# 81 JULY 18 , 2016
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THE INTERVIEW:
PIERO BASSETTI
Italici wake up! A journey into the ideas of a great thinker, Piero
By Umberto Mucci
The theme of ‘italianness’ is very important for us of We the Italians, and, of
course, for our readers: a community of
people living in the U.S. who can be, depending on the case, either born in Italy,
or in the States. However, the community we are talking about is even bigger, as
it also includes other readers from Italy
who are interested in the relationship
between the two: Italy and the United
States.
According to a charismatic Italian person, the idea of "italianità" (essere italiano) should be overcome, revised, in
order to introduce the new, more appropriate theory of what he calls "italicità"
(essere italico)’. On one hand, it is a rather interesting and innovative concept,
but, on the other, it sounds a bit challenging, provocative. The charismatic thinker we are talking about is President Piero Bassetti, who we are glad to have here
for our new interview.
ro glocal” you talk about a community
of people who has overcome the concept of ‘Italian(s)’ and has gone over it,
beyond. Please tell us something about
it?
Our idea originates from the association I am President of: “Globus et Locus”,
which focuses on the concept of “glocal” (global+local) and “glocalization”,
President Bassetti, in your book “Sve- which is mainly about the new power
gliamoci Italici! Manifesto per un futu- of technology of eliminating the idea of
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