The murder of an 14-year-old girl in Italy by her ex-boyfriend has sparked reflection on how patterns of control and possession, long associated with adult relationships, are now increasingly present among adolescents.
Author: Nicoletta Verna
Nicoletta Verna (1976) lives in Florence and is fiction editor for Giunti publishing house. She is the author of essays and books on media and mass culture and has written short stories for magazines and newspapers. Her debut novel “Il valore affettivo” won the Special Jury Mention at the Italo Calvino Prize and the Severino Cesari Opera Prima Prize.
Filippo Turetta was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Giulia Cecchettin last November. Everything about this story, which prompted protests across Italy and beyond, is painfully emblematic in how “normal” violence against women is.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have starkly different communication styles, starting with laughter v scowls. Would a Harris victory in November usher in a new era of more feminine form of political communication? asks Italian writer Nicoletta Verna.