This thesis examines the book, Vita by Melania Mazzucco, published in 2003, which follows the story of two Italian immigrants in the United States in the early years of the 20th century. The following analysis views Vita ...

As cultural depictions of internal migrations in their respective countries, The Grapes of Wrath and Rocco e i suoi fratelli illustrate a parallel trajectory despite two opposing and divergent historical contexts, i.e. the ...

I weigh the Classical resonance in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, focusing primarily on the Roman concept of Genius. I adopt the theory on intertextuality and allusion, also pondering on issues raised by gender studies.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...