Gender, Migration and Domestic Service: The Politics of Black Women in Italy

ISBN-13: 9780367604950 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 360 str.

Jacqueline Andall

Opis

Exploring the experiences of black women in Italy from the 1970s to the 1990s, this book shows that while the employment of migrants as live-in domestic workers led to forms of social marginalization, it paradoxically allowed Italian women to express new social identities within and outside the family.

Recenzje

'...provides a powerful critique of Italian feminism...fulfills well its goal of showing both the colour blindness of the Italian gender debate and the structural constraints affecting immigrant women in Italy...this is a well documented and politically engaged book which contributes fresh insights to the literature on both gender and migration in Europe and contemporary Italian politics and society.' Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 'Andall's book...is excellent. She brings the reader through fascinating historical and qualitative data, offering post-colonial scholars a window into the manner in which feminisim can fall into the trap of feeding the very patriarchal systems and gender ideologies that are its mission to deconstruct. I highly recommend this book for undergraduate and graduate courses in women's, Italian, post-colonial studies, anthropology, geography and sociology.' Gender, Place and Culture 'This study goes far in developing important issues in the current political, feminist and immigration debates. It is thoroughly researched, topical, thought-provoking and provides a convincing argument for continued interdisciplinary research on contemporary Italy.' Interventions

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Italian gender models; Italy and immigration; Setting the scene: the regional context; The ACLI-COLF and the domestic work sector in Italy; Black women and domestic work: the early years; Transformation and change; Domestic work and family life; Gender, ethnicity and class: the evolution of the ACLI-COLF organization; Crossing boundaries: the Libere, Insieme Association; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Jacqueline Andall, University of Bath, Avon, UK