مهاجران و دارایی‌هایشان: حافظه، فضا، هویت

This book traces the formation of Italian migrant belongings in Britain, and scrutinizes the identity narratives through which they are stabilized. A key theme of this study is the constitution of identity through both movement and attachment. The study follows the Italian identity project since 1975, when community leaders first raised concerns about 'the future of invisible immigrants'. The author uses the image of 'invisible immigrants' as the starting point of her inquiry, for it captures the ambivalent position Italians occupy within the British political and social landscape. As a cultural minority absorbed within the white European majority, their project is steeped in the ideal of visibility that relies on various 'displays of presence'. Drawing on a wide range of material, from historical narratives, to political debates, processions, religious rituals, activities of the Women's Club, war remembrances, card games, and beauty contests, the author explores the notion of migrant belongings in relation to performative acts that produce what they claim to be reproducing. She reveals how these acts work upon the historical and cultural environment to re-member localized terrains of migrant belongings, while they simultaneously manufacture gendered, generational and ethnicized subjects. Located at the crossroads of cultural studies, 'diaspora' studies, and feminist/queer theory, this book is distinctive in connecting an empirical study with wider theoretical debates on identity. Nominated for the Philip Abrams Memorial Book Prize 2001 Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Tables, map and plates 8 Acknowledgements 10 Introduction: Performative Belongings 14 1 Situating the Italian Project of Visibility 28 Part I Histories and Identity Politics 48 2 Imagining a Community: Migration, Settlement, Sacrifice and the Trope Kinship 50 3 The Politics of 'Italians Abroad': Nation, Diaspora and New Geographies of identity 82 Part II Spaces, Memories, and Displays of Identity 120 4 Space, Place and Icons: creating 'habitual spaces' 122 5 Re-membering places and the performance of belonging 150 Conclusion: Memory, Location and the Body Motions of Duration 174 Appendix 1: Methodological Considerations 194 Appendix 2: Italian-born Population in Britain 1861-1991 198 Appendix 3: Italian-born Population in London, 1991 200 Appendix 4: Italian Associations and Committees named in the Book 202 Appendix 5: Vote in Italian Senate on New Election Bill, 1993 204 Bibliography 206 Index 222 "This book traces the formation of Italian migrant belongings in Britain, and scrutinizes the identity narratives through which they are stabilized. A key theme of this study is the constitution of identity through both movement and attachment. The study follows the Italian identity project since 1975, when community leaders first raised concerns about 'the future of invisible immigrants'. The author uses the image of 'invisible immigrants' as the starting point of her inquiry, for it captures the ambivalent position Italians occupy within the British political and social landscape. As a cultural minority absorbed within the white European majority, their project is steeped in the ideal of visibility that relies on various 'displays of presence'. Drawing on a wide range of material, from historical narratives, to political debates, processions, religious rituals, activities of the Women's Club, war remembrances, card games, and beauty contests, the author explores the notion of migrant belongings in relation to performative acts that produce what they claim to be reproducing. She reveals how these acts work upon the historical and cultural environment to re-member localized terrains of migrant belongings, while they simultaneously manufacture gendered, generational and ethnicized subjects. Located at the crossroads of cultural studies, 'diaspora' studies, and feminist/queer theory, this book is distinctive in connecting an empirical study with wider theoretical debates on identity." Présentation de l'éditeur This Book Challenges Generalised Assumptions About Ethnicity In Britain By Positing That Italian Identity Formation Cannot Be Understood In Racial Terms Alone. Introduction: Performative Belongings -- 1. Situating The Italian Project Of Visibility -- Pt. I. Histories And Identity Politics -- 2. Imagining A Community: Migration, Settlement, Sacrifice And The Trope Kinship -- 3. The Politics Of 'italians Abroad': Nation, Diaspora And New Geographies Of Identity -- Pt. Ii. Spaces, Memories, And Displays Of Identity -- 4. Space, Place And Icons: Creating 'habitual Spaces' -- 5. Re-membering Places And The Performance Of Belonging -- Conclusion: Memory, Location And The Body Motions Of Duration -- App. 1. Methodological Considerations -- App. 2. Italian-born Population In Britain 1861-1991 -- App. 3. Italian-born Population In London, 1991 -- App. 4. Italian Associations And Committees Named In The Book -- App. 5. Vote In Italian Senate On New Election Bill, 1993. Anne-marie Fortier. Based On The Author's Thesis (ph. D.--goldsmiths' College). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 189-203) And Index.