World War II at 80

Memory, Impact, and the World It Left Behind

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https://doi.org/10.13135/1592-4467/12256

Abstract

Introduction to the Forum World War II at 80.

Author Biographies

Alessandra Bitumi, University of Teramo

Alessandra Bitumi is Assistant Professor of International History at the University o Teramo. She previously taught at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2020-2022) and held research and teaching positions at the Woodrow Wilson Center as a Fulbright Scholar, NYU, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3, and the University of Edinburgh. Her expertise relates primarily to modern European History and Transatlantic Relations. Her latest publication is La Comunità atlantica. Europa e Stati Uniti nell’età contemporanea (Carocci,
2023).

Matteo Pretelli, University of Naples "L'Orientale"

Matteo Pretelli is Associate Professor of the History of North America at the University of Naples ‘L’Orientale,’ Italy. His Soldati e patrie: I combattenti alleati di origine italiana nella Seconda guerra mondiale (Il Mulino, 2022), written with Francesco Fusi, is the winner of the 2025 “Will Paul Adams Award” of the Organization of American Historians for the best book of American history written in a language other than English.

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Published

2025-09-10

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Vol. 36 (2025): Reproductive Justice and Its Discontents: Recent Representations in American Popular Culture

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A Serialized Forum

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