Attraversare le Americhe: compresenze forzate, nuove epistemologie e flussi culturali transnazionali
Donatella Marcatajo
Abstract
This contribution introduces the collection of essays Attraversamenti. Traiettorie del postcoloniale e degli studi sulle migrazioni nelle Americhe edited by Maria A. Fontes, Emanuele Leonardi, Renata Morresi and Anna Scacchi. The review highlights some of the most relevant topics addressed in the individual essays, tracing a set of “crossings” that resonates with the volume’s keyword Attraversamenti. The volume stands out in the contemporary field of Transnational American Studies in Italy as a constantly evolving map for navigating the complexity of the Americas, based on deep-seated contradictions, violent postcolonial legacies, and cultural hybridity.
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transnational studies, postcolonial studies, migration, America, contact zone
Pages
104-109
DOI
10.25430/2531-4130/V18-009