Federico Caprotti teaches human geography at Oxford University, St. Peter's College. He is interested in the links between the urban and representational aspects of Italian fascism, especially film and newsreels. He received his PhD from the Oxford University School of Geography and the Environment in 2004, and lectured in human geography at the University of Leicester in 2004-5 before taking up his present post. Email address: federico.caprotti@ouce.ox.ac.uk.