Full Description
During the last two decades of the twentieth century, southern Europe became a key destination for global migration. Countries which had been important source countries for emigration, mainly to northern Europe, quickly became targets for international migrants coming from an extraordinary range of source countries. Today, the management of immigration is complex with countries torn between the need to satisfy the rules of Schengen and 'fortress Europe' on the one hand, and the economic benefits of cheap and flexible labour supplies on the other. This book brings together a variety of detailed studies recording the 'cultural encounters' of these migrants. Most of the chapters are based on detailed research in locations such as Lisbon, the Algarve, Barcelona, Turin, Bologna, Sicily and Athens, as well as in source countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Albania and the Philippines. What emerges is a scenario diverse and rapidly evolving, with cultural encounters which are both enriching and depressing, yet always fascinating.
Contents
Preface and AcknowledgementsList of Contributors1. The troubled passage: migration and cultural encounters in southern Europe - Russell King2. Revising migratory contexts: the Mediterranean caravanserai - Natalia Ribas-Mateos3. Cultural dimensions of African immigrants in Iberian labour markets: a comparative approach - Cristobal Mendoza4. Festes, ferias and hip-hop: images of multiculturalism in Barcelona - Mariagiulia Grassilli5. Reinventing cultures: the contribution of the Cape Verdean community to the cultural dynamics of Lisbon - Alina Esteves and Maria Jose Caldeira6. African immigrants and their organisations in Lisbon: between social and systemic influence - Ricard Moren-Alegret7. immigration and national literature: Italian voices from Africa and the diaspora - Alessandra Di Maio8. Inclusionary rhetoric/exclusionary practice: an ethnographic critique of the Italian Left in the context of migration - Davide Pero9. The double passage: Tunisian migration to the South and North of Italy - Faical Daly10. San Salvario, Turin: the creation of a dangerous place 1990-99 - John Foot11. Family formation in gendered migrations: Moroccan and Filipino women in Bologna - Nicola Mai12. Deconstructing naturalism: the racialisation of ethnic minorities in Greece - Gabriella Lazaridis and Maria KoumandrakiIndex
