Re-storying Mediterranean Worlds : New Narratives From Italian Cultures to Global Citizenship

This book invites readers to think of Mediterranean cultures as interconnected worlds, seen in light of how they evolve, disappear, are reborn and perpetually transform. This perspective intends to build bridges between the Northern and Southern coasts of the sea in order to broaden and deepen our understanding of current evolutions in Mediterranean worlds, at the cultural, literary, artistic and geopolitical levels. As Paul Valéry suggested, we can consider this plural space from the perspective of the intense cultural, economic and human exchanges which have always characterized the __Mare Nostrum__. We can also consider Mediterranean worlds within an open enactive process, deeply exploring their evolution between nature and culture, examining the natural environment and the transforming relationships between humans and non-humans. The writers and researchers in __Re-storying Mediterranean Worlds__ call for a dialog between the two coasts in order to connect what has been broken. In this volume, they highlight an intercultural and creolized conscience, traversing the Mediterranean worlds – including Italian, French and Tunisian cultures, but also migrations from, to and within the region – and transcending any idea of communitarian withdrawal. These essays express the urgent need to shift from an understanding of migration as suffering to the notion that mobility is an unalienable right, building foundations for a new idea of global citizenship. List of Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Thinking Interconnected Worlds Angela Biancofiore (Paul-Val ry University-Montpellier, France) & Clément Barniaudy (University of Montpellier, France) -- 1. Mediterranean Worlds: Towards an Ecology of Creation Angela Biancofiore (Paul-Val ry University-Montpellier, France) -- 2. An Impossible Abode: The World and Modernity Myriam Carminati (Paul-Valéry University-Montpellier, France) -- 3. Literary Sardness: Between Colonial and Post-colonial, Creoleness and Creolization Margherita Marras (University of Avignon, France) -- 4. From House to Archipelago: Ways of Inhabiting Mediterranean Worlds Clément Barniaudy (University of Montpellier, France) -- 5. Pasolini and the Mediterranean: Lost Cultural Worlds and the Reappearance of Archaic Worlds Matthias Quemener (Helsinki French College, Finland) -- 6. The Mediterranean Panorama through Migrant Writers Vittorio Valentino (Manouba University, Tunisia) -- 7. The Other Mediterrenean: Italian Migration Poetry Flaviano Pisanelli (Paul-Val ry University-Montpellier, France) -- 8. Naples and Europe, Past and Future: The "Sud" Review A Link between the Mediterranean and Europe Cathryn Baril (Paul-Val ry University-Montpellier, France) -- 9. The Mediterranean Town in Question Raffaele Cattedra (University of Cagliari, Italy) -- 10. Testimony: Where Is Tunisia Going? Fathi Nagga (University of Tunis, Tunisia) -- 11. Trilingualism in Tunisia: A Disturbing Topic Alfonso Campisi (University of Tunis, Tunisia) -- 12. The Charter of Palermo: The Future of a Utopia Jean Duflot (Independent Journalist, France) Annex: The Charter of Palermo -- Index Cover Contents List of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Thinking interconnected worlds Angela Biancofiore and Clément Barniaudy 1 Mediterranean worlds: Towards an ecology of creation Angela Biancofiore 2 An impossible abode: The world and modernity Myriam Carminati 3 Literary Sardness: Between colonialism and postcolonialism, Creoleness and Creolization Margherita Marras 4 From house to archipelago: Ways of inhabiting Mediterranean worlds Clément Barniaudy 5 Pasolini and the Mediterranean: Lost cultural worlds and the reappearance of archaic worlds Matthias Quemener 6 The Mediterranean panorama through migrant writers Vittorio Valentino 7 The other Mediterranean: Italian migration poetry Flaviano Pisanelli 8 Naples and Europe, past and future: The Sud review – a link between the Mediterranean and Europebetween the Mediterranean and Europe 129 9 The Mediterranean town in question Raffaele Cattedra 10 Testimony: Where is Tunisia going? Fethi Nagga 11 Trilingualism in Tunisia: A disturbing topic Alfonso Campisi 12 The Charter of Palermo: The future of a utopia Jean Duflot Appendix: The Charter of Palermo Subject Index Names Index This book invites readers to think of Mediterranean cultures as interconnected worlds, seen in light of how they evolve, disappear, are reborn and perpetually transform.The writers and researchers in Re-storying Mediterranean Worlds highlight an intercultural and creolized conscience, traversing the region, a perspective that intends to build bridges between the Northern and Southern coasts in order to broaden and deepen our understanding of current evolutions in Mediterranean worlds, at the cultural, literary, artistic and geopolitical levels "An investigation of Mediterranean worlds (history, literature, geography, arts) between past, present and future, in relation to the interaction among archaic cultures, sustainability and ongoing globalization"-- Provided by publisher