Expert Comment
Professor Fabio Camilletti on Silvio Berlusconi
Controversies aside, Silvio Berlusconi was so part of the political landscape in Italy that he seemed to be almost eternal. I am 46, and when he turned to politics, in 1994, I was still too young to vote. The first elections, as an Italian citizen, I voted for, in 1996, was already a referendum pro or against Berlusconi.
Italian election results: Expert comment
Dr Fabio Camilletti, Head of Italian Studies at The University of Warwick, comments on the outcome of the Italian elections
Dr Fabio Camilletti describes phantasmagoria in BBC History Online
Dr Fabio Camilletti, Associate Professor in Italian Studies has been researching phantasmagoria, the most popular form of visual entertainment that existed before cinema. This lost art specialised in thrilling audiences with macabre illusions created through trickery and science.