Abstract
This article explores the Italian-language literature of female immigrant writers resident in Italy through an examination of autobiographical works by Shirin Ramzanali Fazel, Ribka Sibhatu, and Geneviève Makaping. It draws on contemporary postcolonial theory where the notion of 'hybridity' is posited as an important element in understanding how migrant identity is established and maintained. The article also considers how traces of 'hybridity' can be detected in the ways in which these writers deal with questions of language and genre, as well as home and nation. These are questions that have an impact on how Italian identity is constructed, and Italian literature conceptualized.
Translated title of the contribution | Hybrid Identities? Immigrant Women's Writing in Italy |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 251 - 261 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Italian Studies |
Volume | 61(2) |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2006 |