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The Horn of Africa Diasporas in Italy

An Oral History

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  • © 2020

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Authors:
  1. Gabriele Proglio

    1. Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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  • Includes an introduction written by Luisa Passerini

  • Explores the oral history of the Horn of Africa diasporas in Italy and Europe

  • Draws on research carried out by the BABE project (Bodies Across Borders: Oral and Visual Memories in Europe and Beyond)

  • Highlights the multiple identities that exist in diaspora, and the impacts on Italian and European identities

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Gabriele Proglio
    Pages 1-16

  3. Diasporic Identities and Subjectivities

    • Gabriele Proglio
    Pages 17-55

  4. Postcolonial Memories of Colonialism

    • Gabriele Proglio
    Pages 57-90

  5. The Black Mediterranean

    • Gabriele Proglio
    Pages 91-117

  6. Geographies of Emotions

    • Gabriele Proglio
    Pages 119-161

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 163-166
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About this book

This book delves into the history of the Horn of Africa diaspora in Italy and Europe through the stories of those who fled to Italy from East African states. It draws on oral history research carried out by the BABE project (Bodies Across Borders: Oral and Visual Memories in Europe and Beyond) in a host of cities across Italy that explored topics including migration journeys, the memory of colonialism in the Horn of Africa, cultural identity in Italy and Europe, and Mediterranean crossings. This book shows how the cultural memory of interviewees is deeply linked to an intersubjective context that is changing Italian and European identities. The collected narratives reveal the existence of another Italy – and another Europe – through stories that cross national and European borders and unfold in transnational and global networks. They tell of the multiple identities of the diaspora and reconsider the geography of the continent, in terms of experiences, emotions, and close relationships, and help reinterpret the history and legacy of Italian colonialism. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Gabriele Proglio

About the author

Gabriele Proglio is Research Fellow in Cultural and Oral History at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal.  

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