Quellilà, les enjeux migratoires et les albums de jeunesse italiens contemporains
After a century marked by massive emigration, since the 1990s, Italy has become a country of immigration, much later than other European countries. However, the integration of legal immigrants continues to be the subject of intense debate, particularly with regard to the acquisition of Italian natio...
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| Language: | fra |
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Association Française de Recherche sur les Livres et les Objets Culturels de l’Enfance (AFRELOCE)
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Strenae |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/strenae/2486 |
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| Summary: | After a century marked by massive emigration, since the 1990s, Italy has become a country of immigration, much later than other European countries. However, the integration of legal immigrants continues to be the subject of intense debate, particularly with regard to the acquisition of Italian nationality by so-called second-generation children. Additionally, in the context of current migration flows, Italy occupies a specific place: surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, it represents one of the main access points to Europe. It is in Sicily that, for the last fifteen years, immigrants have been arriving from the North African coast. The presence of immigrants–constant or not—regularly occupies the headlines of newspapers and public debates, questioning the possibilities of cohabitation between people of different languages and cultures. Schools are filled with bi- or even multilingual children, or with newcomers, with as many life paths that pose challenges to the children, and that need to be analyzed as a whole. For these reasons, Italy becomes a case of particular interest. How is the experience of migration told to children in this country, which is at the crossroads of migratory routes and often the first land to receive them? How do Italian children’s picture books raise awareness around issues of living together? How do they deal with issues related to migration? In order to answer these questions, after a general presentation of the current Italian context regarding migration, we will analyze four contemporary children's picture books: L'immigrazione spiegata ai bambini [Immigration explained to children] written by Marco Rizzo and illustrated by Lelio Bonaccorso, Dall'Atlante agli Appennini [From the Atlas to the Appenines] by Maria Attanasio (drawings by Francesco Chiacchio), Migrando [By migrating] by Mariana Chiesa Mateos (text and images) and Quellilà [literally: "Those there"] by Daniele Movarelli (text) and Michele Rocchetti (illustrations). |
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| ISSN: | 2109-9081 |