Interrupted Narratives and Intersectional Representations in Italian Postcolonial Literature (Italian and Italian American Studies) ISBN-13: 9783031100420

ISBN-13: 9783031100420

Binding: Hardcover

Author: Romeo, Caterina

Details: This book argues for the importance of adopting a postcolonial perspective in analysing contemporary Italian culture and literature. Originally published in Italian in 2018 as Riscrivere la nazione: La letteratura italiana postcoloniale, this new English translation brings to light the connections between the present, the colonial past and the great historical waves of international and intranational migration. By doing so, the book shows how a sense of Italian national identity emerged, at least in part, as the result of different migrations and why there is such a strong resistance in Italy to extending the privilege of italianità, or Italianness, to those who have arrived on Italian soil in recent years. Exploring over 100 texts written by migrant and second-generation writers, the book takes an intersectional approach to understanding gender and race in Italian identity. It connects these literary and cultural contexts to the Italian colonial past, while also looking outwards to a more diffuse postcolonial condition in Europe.

Release Date: 18-01-2023

Package Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English

Edition: 1st ed. 2023

Number Of Pages: 283