Programme

This course offers students insight on the creation of a globalized world and how different cultures, languages and ways of life progressively came together as a result of the contribution of migrants. Students are exposed to the evolution of Italy from an emigration to an immigration country. After drawing a profile of contemporary Italian immigration, with its economic, political and sociological aspects, the course focuses on the integration process of immigrants in Rome. Through the analysis of integration policies and experiences in different fields, students will gain awareness of the complexity of the issues at stake and will be able to fully understand opportunities and constraints brought about by multiculturalism in a large metropolis.

This course is taught in English.

Core Documentation

REQUIRED READINGS:

• Maurizio Albahari (2015), Fatal distractions: Mediterranean migrations and the war on human smuggling
• University of Oxford (2016), Forced migration review: Destination Europe. Selected extracts.
• Maurizio Ambrosini (2013), A functional offence. Irregular immigration, elderly care recipients, and invisible Welfare.
(16 pages)
• Maurizio Ambrosini (2011), Immigration in Italy: between economic acceptance and political rejection, International
migration and integration (18 pages)
• Silvia Rusconi (2010), Italy’s migration experiences(11 pages)
• The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (2014), Smuggled Futures: The dangerous path of the migrant
from Africa to Europe (27 pages)
• Giuseppe Sciortino (2009), Fortunes and miseries of Italian labour migration policy, CESPI Country Papers(16 pages)
• Meltingpot News (2015), New bill makes it easier for immigrant children to become Italians.
• Elena Caneva (2015), The integration of migrants in Italy: an overview of policy instruments and actors
• IDOS(2016), Dossier statistico immigrazione 2016. Selected extract: Immigration in Italy in 2015. Key facts.

SUGGESTED FILM VIEWINGS:

• Nuovomondo, by Emanuele Crialese (2006)
• Terraferma, by Emanuele Crialese (2011)
• Soltanto il mare, by Dagmawi Yimer, Giulio Cederna and Fabrizio Barraco (2011)
• L’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, by Agostino Ferrente (2006)
• Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore in Piazza Vittorio, by Isotta Toso (2010)

Reference Bibliography

No additional readings provided.

Type of delivery of the course

METHOD OF PRESENTATION: • Lectures and class discussion • Guest lectures • Film viewings • Course-related trips

Attendance

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is mandatory for all classes, including field studies. If a student misses more than three classes in this course, two percentage points will be deducted from the final grade for every additional absence. Any exams, tests,presentations, or other work missed due to student absences can only be rescheduled in cases of documented medical emergenciesor family emergencies. The Faculty Committee will only consider extreme emergency cases and will strictly adhere to this policy.

Type of evaluation

REQUIRED WORK AND FORM OF ASSESSMENT: • Class participation (20%) • Midterm exam (30%) • Assignments (20%) • Final project (30%) • Class participation: students will have to participate actively in the class discussions, demonstrating the ability to make connections with the readings assigned for each session. • Mid-term exam: students will take a test consisting of 10 open questions on the readings and topics analysed in class. • Assignments: class assignments are described in weeks 9 and 10. In addition to those, the instructor may plan pop quizzes in order to verify that students have read the material assigned for the day. • Final assignment - Field visit to Piazza Vittorio: following the instructor’s guidelines, students will plan their own visit to Piazza Vittorio, a multicultural neighbourhood where they can observe how the various ethnic groups have settled and integrated in the Roman urban environment. As a final project, each student, alone or in a group, after discussing with the instructor, will prepare one of the following: o A photography report of the field visit, with personal comments and reference to the readings (5 pages); o A short video (5 minutes); o The “history” of an object bought from a shop in the Piazza (5 pages); o An analysis of migrants’ writings or other art works (5 pages; as an example, students who have an advanced level of Italian could read works from the online review El Ghibli