Embodying Migrants: Italians in Postwar Australia
Francesco Ricatti (2011), Embodying migrants: Italians in Postwar Australia, Bern: Peter Lang. Book synopsis This book constructs a suggestive, dramatic and colourful portrait of migrants’ everyday life in 1950s and early 1960s Australia, by focusing on important aspects such as
Embodying Migrants: Italians in Postwar Australia
Francesco Ricatti (2011), Embodying migrants: Italians in Postwar Australia, Bern: Peter Lang. Book synopsis This book constructs a suggestive, dramatic and colourful portrait of migrants’ everyday life in 1950s and early 1960s Australia, by focusing on important aspects such as
150 years of Italians in Queensland
I have recently co-edited with Catherine Dewhirst and Claire Kennedy a special issue of the journal Spunti e Ricerche on the history of Italians in Queensland. Catherine Dewhirst Claire Kennedy Francesco Ricatti 150 Years of Italians in Queensland: Francesco Ricatti An
150 years of Italians in Queensland
I have recently co-edited with Catherine Dewhirst and Claire Kennedy a special issue of the journal Spunti e Ricerche on the history of Italians in Queensland. Catherine Dewhirst Claire Kennedy Francesco Ricatti 150 Years of Italians in Queensland: Francesco Ricatti An
A queer theory interpretation of Berlusconi’s hypertrophic heterosexuality
My book chapter on Berlusconi has been published in a volume entitled Queering paradigms II, edited by Matt Ball and Burkhard Sherer and published by Peter Lang. Abstract Recent sexual scandals involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have gained a huge media
A queer theory interpretation of Berlusconi’s hypertrophic heterosexuality
My book chapter on Berlusconi has been published in a volume entitled Queering paradigms II, edited by Matt Ball and Burkhard Sherer and published by Peter Lang. Abstract Recent sexual scandals involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have gained a huge media
La Roma. Soccer and identity in Rome.
I have recently published an academic article about AS Roma! It is part of a collection of essays about Rome, recently published in Annali d’Italianistica. This article argues for the centrality of AS Roma soccer team, when considering how the
La Roma. Soccer and identity in Rome.
I have recently published an academic article about AS Roma! It is part of a collection of essays about Rome, recently published in Annali d’Italianistica. This article argues for the centrality of AS Roma soccer team, when considering how the
Elodia and Franca. Oral histories of migration and hope
I have just published a new article in History Australia 7(2), 2010. Abstract: This article is the result of a dialogue that I have recently undertaken with two Italian women, a mother and her daughter, who migrated to Australia in
Elodia and Franca. Oral histories of migration and hope
I have just published a new article in History Australia 7(2), 2010. Abstract: This article is the result of a dialogue that I have recently undertaken with two Italian women, a mother and her daughter, who migrated to Australia in
Sentirsi uomo. An emblematic case of desired transsexuality
My 2006 article Sentirsi uomo: an emblematic case of desired transsexuality in a migratory context can now be downloaded online for free. It tells the story of an Italian girl in 1960s Australia, who wanted to become a man. The story
Sentirsi uomo. An emblematic case of desired transsexuality
My 2006 article Sentirsi uomo: an emblematic case of desired transsexuality in a migratory context can now be downloaded online for free. It tells the story of an Italian girl in 1960s Australia, who wanted to become a man. The story
Histories of Madness: the Abject Perspective of Italian Women in Australia
New article available for purchase through ingentaconnect. Free access may be available thorugh the library webstite of your university. Abstract: The specific focus of this article is on letters written by Italian migrant women in which a psychological discomfort or a psychiatric
Histories of Madness: the Abject Perspective of Italian Women in Australia
New article available for purchase through ingentaconnect. Free access may be available thorugh the library webstite of your university. Abstract: The specific focus of this article is on letters written by Italian migrant women in which a psychological discomfort or a psychiatric
First love and Italian postwar migration stories
New book chapter available online. It’s part of a very interesting book published by ANU E Press, Transnational ties: Australian lives in the world.
First love and Italian postwar migration stories
New book chapter available online. It’s part of a very interesting book published by ANU E Press, Transnational ties: Australian lives in the world.
Hurricanes, snakes and landlords: class exploitation and the ‘suburban dream’ of Italians in Australia
New academic article available online, published in Fulgor Abstract Central to the social processes and economic development of Australia and many other western countries during the 1950s and early 1960s was the realisation of the ‘suburban dream’. It was around
Hurricanes, snakes and landlords: class exploitation and the ‘suburban dream’ of Italians in Australia
New academic article available online, published in Fulgor Abstract Central to the social processes and economic development of Australia and many other western countries during the 1950s and early 1960s was the realisation of the ‘suburban dream’. It was around
Tokidoki, Cute and Sexy Fantasies between East and West: Contemporary Aesthetics for the Global Market
With my colleague Emiko Okayama I have recently published an article on the fashion brand Tokidoki. The article can be read on the academic journal online Portal Abstract Italian art has long been identified with its nation, in spite of the
Tokidoki, Cute and Sexy Fantasies between East and West: Contemporary Aesthetics for the Global Market
With my colleague Emiko Okayama I have recently published an article on the fashion brand Tokidoki. The article can be read on the academic journal online Portal Abstract Italian art has long been identified with its nation, in spite of the
