{"product_id":"9781442620087","title":"Migration Italy: The Art of Talking Back in a Destination Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn terms of migration, Italy is often thought of as a source country - a place from which people came rather than one to which people go. However, in the past few decades, Italy has indeed become a destination for many people from poor or war-torn countries seeking a better life in a stable environment. Graziella Parati's \u003ci\u003eMigration Italy\u003c\/i\u003e examines immigration to Italy in the past twenty years, and explores the processes of cultural hybridization that have occurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking from a cultural studies viewpoint, Parati constructs a theoretical framework for discussing Italy as a country of immigration. She gives special attention to immigrant literature, positing that it functions as an act of resistance, a means to talk back to the laws that regulate the lives of migrants. Parati also examines Italian cinema, demonstrating how native and non-native filmmakers alike create parallels between old and new migrations, complicating the definitions of sameness and difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese definitions and the complexities inherent in the different cultural, legal, and political positions of Italy's people are at the heart of \u003ci\u003eMigration Italy\u003c\/i\u003e, a unique work of immense importance for understanding society in both modern-day Italy and, indeed, the entire European continent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142968885488,"sku":"9781442620087","price":60.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442620087_p0.jpg?v=1763817397","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442620087","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}