The idea was first put forth in the 1991 book The Nature of Fascism, and has been expanded in a paper titled "Staging The Nation's Rebirth: The Politics and Aesthetics of Performance in the Context of Fascist Studies" in the 1994 volume Fascism and Theatre: The Politics and Aesthetics in the Era of Fascism.
Idea a fost propusă pentru prima dată în lucrarea The Nature of Fascism din 1991 și a fost extinsă într-un articol intitulat Staging The Nation's Rebirth: The Politics and Aesthetics of Performance in the Context of Fascist Studies din volumul Fascism and Theatre: The Politics and Aesthetics in the Era of Fascism (1994).