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Class politics and leisure culture in the early 21st century
There is a disconnect between academia and the lives of working-class people, says JULIAN VIGO
Student

DURING Italy’s Valle Giulia riots on March 1 1968, approximately 4,000 people gathered in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna and marched through the Sapienza University’s campus with the intention of occupying the school.

When they arrived at the campus, many of the students found themselves confronted with a police bloc which soon broke away to deal with a violent incident by a single student.

Instead of holding a peaceful protest, many of the students reacted against the police by throwing stones and other sharp objects.

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