Fascist Ideology in the Twentieth Century: Media, Economics, and Literary Representation

The study of fascism, over the years, has evolved considerably since the mid-twentieth century. It has moved beyond historical analysis to encompass interdisciplinary approaches that examine its ideological foundations, communication mechanisms, and cultural manifestations across time and space. This paper explores how fascism is both a political phenomenon and a cultural construct. It analyzes how fascist ideology operates through the network of nationalism, authoritarian communication, and literary representation. Drawing upon critical theoretical frameworks, particularly those developed by the Frankfurt School and contemporary scholars like Christian Fuchs, this paper examines fascism not merely as a historical aberration but rather as a systematic form of authoritarian capitalism that employs specific cultural communicative strategies to maintain power.