Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Italian Studies
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Salvare la nazione: La coscienza femminile della Seconda guerra mondiale
(Georgetown University, 2021)After the end of World War II in Italy, historians largely ignored the role of the Italian woman in the Resistance movement. Given the lack of analysis on the participation of Italian female civilians and partigiane, the ... -
Cara Italia:l’espressione dell’identità multiculturale nella musica rap e trap italiana
(Georgetown University, 2020)In the past fifteen years, the Italian rap and trap music scene has experienced significant changes due to the entrance of artists who have foreign heritage. Called “second-generation rappers and trappers,” these musicians ... -
Napoli tradotta: Sulla variazione linguistica e la sua traduzione in "Magari domani resto" di Lorenzo Marone
(Georgetown University, 2020)In contemporary Italy, various language varieties are spoken on the peninsula, ranging from standard Italian to regional dialects like Neapolitan. The percentage of people that speak each variety ranges from region to ... -
Identità ebraica e femminile nella letteratura italiana contemporanea
(Georgetown University, 2020)This study aims to analyze the representation of gender and identity in Italian Jewish female narrative of the postwar world. Through an analysis of select works by Clara Sereni and Helena Janeczek it is possible to trace ... -
Corpo, Spazio, Memoria: Il Mito del Ritorno da Levi a Scego
(Georgetown University, 2020)In a multicultural world where group and individual identities are becoming ever more plural and diverse, “home” can no longer be simply defined. While much research has focused on the struggles of immigrant and second-generation ...