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La Mamma: Interrogating a National Stereotype

By Penelope Morris , Perry Willson

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2018
ISBN
1137559861, 9781137559869
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2433754 bytes)
Series
Italian and Italian American Studies
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Pages
248\258
Time added
2018-06-08 11:24:57
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Description

The idea of the “mamma italiana” is one of the most widespread and recognizable stereotypes in perceptions of Italian national character both within and beyond Italy. This figure makes frequent appearances in jokes and other forms of popular culture, but it has also been seen as shaping the lived experience of modern-day Italians of both sexes, as well as influencing perceptions of Italy in the wider world. This interdisciplinary collection examines the invented tradition of mammismo but also contextualizes it by discussing other, often contrasting, ways in which the role of mothers, and the mother-son relationship, have been understood and represented in culture and society over the last century and a half, both in Italy and in its diaspora.

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