Italian Roots: Family History, Inter-Generational Experience and Identity
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Dewhirst, Catherine. 2003. "Italian Roots: Family History, Inter-Generational Experience and Identity." Bradley, R, Buys, L and Lyddon, J (ed.) Social Change in the 21st Century 2003 Conference. Brisbane, Australia 21 Nov 2003 Australia.
| Paper/Presentation Title | Italian Roots: Family History, Inter-Generational Experience and Identity |
|---|---|
| Presentation Type | Paper |
| Authors | Dewhirst, Catherine |
| Editors | Bradley, R, Buys, L and Lyddon, J |
| Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Social Change in the 21st Century Conference 2003 |
| Journal Citation | pp. 1-21 |
| Number of Pages | 21 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| ISBN | 0646431056 |
| Conference/Event | Social Change in the 21st Century 2003 Conference |
| Event Details | Social Change in the 21st Century 2003 Conference Delivery In person Event Date 21 Nov 2003 Event Location Brisbane, Australia Event Venue Queensland University of Technology |
| Abstract | ‘Australia’ as a notion has formed part of both mythical and real experience for Italians over the last seven centuries since Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) wrote La Divina Comedia in the vernacular. Our Terra incognita was imagined as the doorstep to purgatory after death, but it was also experienced by real people venturing beyond the frontiers of the homeland peninsula as explorers, artists, writers, poets, scientists, sailors and migrants (Lorenzato 1995:iii-iv; Cecilia 1987:ch.1). The migration of Italians to Australia has had a profound impact on the social, economic and political spheres of this country, starting mainly with the post-Risorgimento period. As a result of their presence and interaction in Australia, Italians have made untold contributions and left many legacies. One intriguing and certainly contentious legacy is that captured by the modern-day term of ‘ethnicity’, ‘ethnic identity’ or italianità [Italianness]. We might therefore consider a discussion of Italian ethnicity as a valuable means for exploring important features about Australia’s past. |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430302. Australian history |
| 430308. European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman) | |
| 430319. Migration history | |
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| Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
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