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8.Within and Beyond the Queer Italian South: A Conversation with Francesca Romana Ammaturo

F.R. Ammaturo, P. Bonifazio, A. Parrinello Issue: Category: Invited Perspectives

by Francesca Romana Ammaturo, Paola Bonifazio and Alice Parrinello

This conversation explores Dr. Francesca Romana Ammaturo’s practice, stemming from her work on queerness in Apulia. It tackles key questions related to a new understanding of queerness in the South, such as the politics of (un)detectability, activism, the tension between being an insider/outsider, and tourism. At the same time, it touches upon academia, its taxonomizing tendencies, its contribution to activism, and its potential acts of critical fabulation.

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Queer Italian Cultures. Themed Section Editorial.

Julia Heim, Charlotte Ross, SA Smythe Issue: Category: Editorials, Themed Section

by Julia Heim, Charlotte Ross, SA Smythe

The editorial includes the Guest Editors’ introductions to their respective areas. Julia Heim, Charlotte Ross, and SA Smythe offer a brief critical contextualization of current and ongoing sociopolitical issues undergirding the question of LGBTQIA+ rights in Italy. They reflect on anti-queer/anti-LGBT discrimination within academia, on intersectional solidarity and activism, and on the developing field of “Queer Italian Studies.” The editorial also provides a summary of the articles contained in the volume. 

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