The Horn of Africa Diasporas in Italy

An Oral History
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-58325-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

This book delves into the history of the Horn of Africa diaspora in Italy and Europe through the stories of those who fled to Italy from East African states. It draws on oral history research carried out by the BABE project (Bodies Across Borders: Oral and Visual Memories in Europe and Beyond) in a host of cities across Italy that explored topics including migration journeys, the memory of colonialism in the Horn of Africa, cultural identity in Italy and Europe, and Mediterranean crossings. This book shows how the cultural memory of interviewees is deeply linked to an intersubjective context that is changing Italian and European identities. The collected narratives reveal the existence of another Italy – and another Europe – through stories that cross national and European borders and unfold in transnational and global networks. They tell of the multiple identities of the diaspora and reconsider the geography of the continent, in terms of experiences, emotions, and close relationships,and help reinterpret the history and legacy of Italian colonialism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Proglio, Gabriele

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Historische Migrationsforschung
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Oral History (Zeitzeugen)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Diasporic Identities.- 2. Geographies of Emotions.- 3. Postcolonial Memories of Colonialism.- 4. The Black Mediterranean.- 5. Conclusion.- Appendix.

Über Autor(innen)

Gabriele Proglio is Research Fellow in Cultural and Oral History at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal.