October 2022 marked the centenary of the (in)famous March on Rome which led, for the first time in history, to a Fascist party taking power and ruling a country. From that point on, an obscure and scanty political movement born in Northern Italy and known as Italian Fasces of Combat, became a model for some and a foe for others. Even though a century has passed, Fascistis still an adjective employed the world over in order to disrespect, slander or delegitimate a political antagonist. But what does the term Fascist truly mean and signify in a specific cultural context? In this course, we will aim to broach this question by studying the history of the Fascist movement, as well as its myths and arts, in order to expand and deepen our understanding of said phenomenon. Fascism will be examined vis à vis cultural artefacts (novels, visual arts,etc.). Moreover, we will analyze authors who openly express their opposition to Totalitarianism, denouncing the crimes and brutalities perpetrated during the Italian Fascism regime (Silone’s Fontamara and Miyazaki’s Porco Rosso), Spanish Franquismo (Cercas’ Soldiers of Salamis) and Latin American dictatorships (García Márquez’s The Autumn of the Patriarch).