Originally published in Italian as Riscrivere la nazione: la letteratura italiana postcoloniale (Milan, Mondadori, 2018), Caterina Romeo’s seminal work offers a groundbreaking contribution to Italian literary studies by systematically examining the intersections of postcolonial literature, national identity, and contemporary cultural dynamics. Through meticulous analysis, she reveals how Italy’s colonial legacy – often overlooked or omitted from national discourse – continues to influence contemporary literary production and cultural formations. Her work challenges the systematic exclusion of postcolonial literature from Italy’s national canon while advocating for a fundamental reassessment of critical frameworks. Romeo not only traces the development of postcolonial Italian literature but also presents a persuasive argument for adopting an intersectional and transnational approach, showing how these perspectives are crucial for reimagining the boundaries of Italian literary and cul...
Caterina Romeo, Interrupted Narratives and Intersectional Representations in Italian Postcolonial Literature
Caterina Romeo, Interrupted Narratives and Intersectional Representations in Italian Postcolonial Literature, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, pp. 282, $ 128.33
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Giusy Di Filippo, « Caterina Romeo, Interrupted Narratives and Intersectional Representations in Italian Postcolonial Literature », Altreitalie, 71 | 2025, 95-98.
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