LEADER 04518nam 22006615 450 001 9910911288503321 005 20251204111513.0 010 $a9783031749254 010 $a3031749251 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-74925-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31790965 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31790965 035 $a(CKB)36665118300041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-74925-4 035 $a(EXLCZ)9936665118300041 100 $a20241123d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Invisible Diaspora $eRethinking Photographic Portraiture of 21st Century Italian Migrants on the Arc Lémanique area /$fby Francesco Arese Visconti 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (224 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture,$x2755-4511 311 08$a9783031749247 311 08$a3031749243 327 $a1. The Recent Italian Migration in Switzerland and the Concept of Italianity -- 2. 1960 ? 1970 Photographic Representation of Italian Migrants on the Arc Lémanique -- 3. 2006 ? 2019 Photographic Representation of the New Italian Diaspora on the Arc Lémanique -- 4. The Interviews -- 5. Cultural Identity and Photographic Portraiture: Methodological Challenges and the Creative Process -- 6. Conclusions. 330 $aThis book reviews photographic portrayals of contemporary Italian migrants living in the area between Lausanne and Geneva in Switzerland (Arc Lémanique). Drawing from the archives of Swiss-French illustrated magazines (L?Illustré and L?Hebdo) and other online publications, the author analyses the distinctive photographic representations of Italian migrants in Switzerland from the 1960s to 2019 and uses them to produce new photographic portraits of the 21st century Italian migrants on the Arc Lémanique. Challenging the narrative on the brain drain, the book showcases 24 portraits of Italians living in Switzerland with the aim to unveil the unique and complex nature of a new Italian diaspora in the age of globalization. The combination of theories, concepts, and methodologies used reflects the interdisciplinary and creative approach of this research, which brings together culture, identity, photography, and creative process. Based on the lived experience of the author as an Italian migrant in Switzerland, the book offers a profound analysis of the phenomenon of migration and identity through visual communication. The interviews included in chapter 4 were originally conducted and recorded by the author in Italian. The English version is the result of a translation done with the help of artificial intelligence. The author has subsequently corrected and revised the text further in an endeavour to refine the work stylistically. Francesco Arese Visconti is Deputy Academic Director and Head of Media Studies at the Geneva Campus (CH) of Webster University St. Louis, USA. He teaches courses in visual communication. His research focuses on migration processes to and from Italy, with a specific interest in Italian migrations to the Swiss Confederation. He has completed two projects on the Italian-Chinese community in Prato, Italy (Hidden Identity ? The Italian-Chinese community in Prato and We, Prato), and is the author of New World: Stories of African Immigration and Integration in Switzerland. Arese Visconti is also a member of Spectrum - Photography in Switzerland. 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture,$x2755-4511 606 $aEmigration and immigration 606 $aCulture$xStudy and teaching 606 $aPhotography 606 $aSocial sciences 606 $aHuman Migration 606 $aCultural Studies 606 $aVisual Culture 606 $aPhotography 606 $aSociety 615 0$aEmigration and immigration. 615 0$aCulture$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aPhotography. 615 0$aSocial sciences. 615 14$aHuman Migration. 615 24$aCultural Studies. 615 24$aVisual Culture. 615 24$aPhotography. 615 24$aSociety. 676 $a331.62450494 700 $aArese-Visconti$b Francesco$01776509 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910911288503321 996 $aThe Invisible Diaspora$94294497 997 $aUNINA