This collection of life stories from nine Italian-Canadian women explores the highly neglected topic of women's activities and folklore.
An edition of Looking through my mother's eyes
(1996)
Looking through my mother's eyes
life stories of nine Italian immigrant women in Canada
2nd ed.
by Giovanna Del Negro
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"Giovanna Del Negro takes a serious look at the traditional, yet subversive, world of women's folklore. By examining the undervalued realm of women's talk, this book explores the ways Italian immigrant women from Montreal cleverly use classic folk genres to stretch the boundaries of their culture. Through songs, lullabies, bawdy riddles and trickster tales, these women subvert, redefine and alter what it means to be Italian and female in North America. More than just a study of Italian Canadians, this essay delves into the broader themes of gender, immigration and ethnicity that speak compellingly to both scholarly and non-scholarly audiences alike. The voices of these women pierce through the homogenizing interpretations of traditional, historical scholarship and show how everyday experience is filled with rich social meanings from which we can all learn. Book jacket."--Jacket.
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Folklore, Biography, Italians, Women immigrants, Social life and customs, Women, biography, Women, folklore, Women, social conditions, Italian-Canadian women, Social conditions, Canadiennes d'origine italienne, Biographies, Conditions sociales, ImmigrantesPlaces
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Looking Through My Mother's Eyes: Life Stories of Nine Italian Immigrant Women (Picas Series 38)
April 1, 2004, Guernica Editions Inc.
Paperback
in English
- Picas Series Edition edition
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Looking through my mother's eyes: life stories of nine Italian immigrant women in Canada
2003, Guernica
in English
- 2nd ed.
1550711741 9781550711745
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Looking through my mother's eyes: life stories of nine Italian immigrant women in Canada
1997, Guernica
in English
1550710435 9781550710434
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Looking Through My Mother's Eyes: Life Stories of Nine Italian Immigrant Women in Canada (Essay Series (Guernica (Firm)), 30.)
September 1996, Guernica Editions
Paperback
in English
1550710435 9781550710434
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-146).
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