Collana | Studi e ricerche
Miscellanea | Postcolonial Publics: Art and Citizen Media in Europe
Capitolo | Methodologies of Blackness in Italy: Past, Present, and Futures

Methodologies of Blackness in Italy: Past, Present, and Futures

Abstract

This chapter explores Italy’s methodologies of Blackness in relation to postcoloniality by tracing a trajectory of emergence from the field of literary fiction to current artistic practices characterised by a broader diversification of forms and media. It contends that these practices are calling postcolonial publics into existence by adopting a historically grounded and future-oriented approach. In addressing Italy’s fraught relation with coloniality and national formation, I connect the institutional and political challenges these practices are facing to some of their most significant features, such as collaboration and strategic adaptation.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 13 Luglio 2022 | Accettato: 21 Ottobre 2022 | Pubblicato 26 Gennaio 2023 | Lingua: en

Keywords New mediaColonialityLiterature of migrationBlacknessItaly


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