Emergency Signals. On Two Recent Books

Abstract

As we know, the sense of emergency that defines our present moment does not only stem from the environmental crisis. Its political and social implications are explored, through notably different perspectives, in two of the most compelling books published this year: Senza riparo. Sei tentativi di leggere il presente by Guido Mazzoni (Bari–Rome: Laterza); and La fuga immobile. Lo strano caso della Generazione Z by Walter Siti (Milan: Silvio Berlusconi Editore). We present two articles on these books and on the issues they raise: the first by Gianluigi Simonetti, one of the most incisive voices in Italy’s current intellectual scene; the second by the editor.