I propose in my dissertation a broadened reading of Pasolini's idea of an anthropological revolution taking place in Italy during the 1970s, assuming spatial studies as the privileged perspective for my analysis. The expression "rivoluzione antropologica" occurs only in Pasolini's production of the last years, and it refers to a sudden transformation of human nature that Pasolini recognizes as being particularly effective in the lower strata of society. I argue that most of Pasolini's

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... , even before the coining of the expression "rivoluzione antropologica," can be connected to this concept, since it makes of the transformation and the homogenization of the Italian, Western, and global societies one of its paramount topics. In addition, I highlight how such transformation is portrayed by the space that the protagonists of this revolution inhabit. I divide Pasolini's production into four parts based on the setting, discussing for each of them how the anthropological revolution is connected to, and supported by, changes involving the environment that highlight the persistent dialogue existing in Pasolini between nature and culture. Finally, I consider how the Italian author fostered in his work resistance to the anthropological revolution, and how, once again, such resistance is promoted through techniques involving the relationship between his characters and their surrounding space.