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Diaspora

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June 23, 2008

Linking the Diaspora Musically

Joey Skee

Hip hop is contributing to an expanding Italian diasporic consciousness, one that offers possibilities for an anti-racist politic.

May 24, 2008

Linking the Diaspora Cinematically

Joey Skee

Australia’s Federation of Italian Migrant Workers and their Families holds its “The Weird Mob 2: The Italian Invasion” Film Festival.

May 26, 2008

Brigand or Emigrant, but Ultimately Film Protagonist

Joey Skee
Michelina De Cesare (1841-1868)

Representations of brigands have shaped and continue to reshape perceptions of Italy and its people throughout the world.

May 25, 2008

Francesco Pepe, My Dutch Paisan

Joey Skee
Francesco Pepe, at the home of Antonio “O’ Lione” Martone, Scafati, 2006.

A digital tale of diasporic linkages between Old and New Amsterdams.

March 25, 2008

An Ex-W.O.P. Casts His Vote

Joey Skee
Joseph Sciorra

Born in the USA and now an Italian citizen, I’m asked to vote. So, what do I know?

December 26, 2007

Vic Damone’s Italian Cousin

Joey Skee
Vinicio Capossela

Italian singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela returns to the States in January 2008.

August 14, 2008

A digital message in a bottle.

Joey Skee
Roman Bronze Works, Brooklyn, circa 1910

A test of the Internet and i-italy.org's power to connect.