Inventing 'Italians': experiences and responses in Australia's colonial and federation societies
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Paper/Presentation Title | Inventing 'Italians': experiences and responses in Australia's colonial and federation societies |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Dewhirst, Catherine |
Editors | Hanna, B. E., Woodley, E. J., Buys, E. L. and Summerville, J. A. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Social Change in the 21st Century Conference 2002 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2002 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 1741070031 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.humanities.qut.edu.au/research/socialchange/2002proceedings.jsp |
Conference/Event | Social Change in the 21st Century 2002 Conference |
Event Details | Social Change in the 21st Century 2002 Conference Delivery In person Event Date 22 Nov 2002 Event Location Brisbane, Australia Event Venue Queensland University of Technology |
Abstract | In order to appreciate the impact of Italian migrants on Australia’s colonial and early Federated societies, and how they managed their place and identities within urban and rural settings, it is necessary firstly to outline the approach of Australia’s official policies towards them while contextualising such an approach globally. There are also a number of problems associated not only with the notion of ‘Italians’, but with the idea of their migrant communities, or ‘colonies’ to which they were referred by the early 1900s. This point engages the discourse on regionalism versus nationalism in terms of identity. Finally, the idea of invention needs to be placed in the context of the turn of the twentieth century for the experiences and responses of Italian migrants to be expanded from views that have acknowledged neither their dynamism nor the innovative approaches they applied to their situations. Each of these points can be discussed |
Keywords | Italian; Italians; migration; Italian migration history; family history; ethnicity; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470211. Migrant cultural studies |
440107. Social and cultural anthropology | |
430302. Australian history | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y24y/inventing-italians-experiences-and-responses-in-australia-s-colonial-and-federation-societies
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