The Italian Diaspora in South Africa
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The Italian Diaspora in South Africa

Nostalgia, Identity, and Belonging in the Second and Third Generations

  1. 152 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Italian Diaspora in South Africa

Nostalgia, Identity, and Belonging in the Second and Third Generations

About this book

This book investigates the experiences of second- and third-generation Italians living in South Africa, exploring how nostalgia for Italy influences their sense of identity and belonging.

The Italian community in South Africa is a unique diaspora, with a complex history, including roots in Italian colonial activities in Africa, and in World War II. This book looks at how the descendants of these early migrants take pride in being Italian and value the Italian language. They also ascribe much importance to their family roots, and have often created a romanticized image of Italy, mostly based on childhood vacation visits. The longing for an imaginary idealized version of Italy is closely linked to their wider search for a sense of identity and belonging against the backdrop of South African society, currently still grappling with its own multicultural identity.

Interdisciplinary by design, this book draws on insights from both cultural studies and psychology in order to shine a light on an important and under-studied diasporic community. The book will be of interest to scholars from across migration studies and the Humanities in general.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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Yes, you can access The Italian Diaspora in South Africa by Maria Chiara Marchetti-Mercer,Anita Virga in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Immigration Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Situating our work
  10. 2 Meeting in the diaspora, researching the diaspora
  11. 3 Theoretical context
  12. 4 Historical context of the Italian community
  13. 5 ā€œOur family does everything togetherā€: The importance of the family of origin
  14. 6 ā€œI find it unique and I am proud to be Italianā€: The relationship with Italy and the larger Italian community in South Africa
  15. 7 ā€œThe point of going to Italy is the sense of belongingā€: The meaning of visits to Italy
  16. 8 ā€œThere is a lot of pain that I have inheritedā€: Identity through nostalgia
  17. 9 ā€œI donā€™t feel Italian there and I donā€™t feel South African hereā€: Finding belonging in an interliminal space
  18. 10 Conclusion
  19. Appendix: The participants
  20. Index