Tangible transnational links in the houses of Italian immigrants in Melbourne

Bibliographic Data

ID4263148
AuthorsIris Levin (0000-0002-5176-4903, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Ruth Fincher (0000-0003-3651-7805, The University of Melbourne)
Year2010
Volume10
Issue3
Pages401-423
Publication date2010-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-0374.2010.00295.x
OpenAlexW1505462461
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited25

The transnational immigrant home is understood analytically, in an extensive literature, as a mobile construct that is not necessarily confined in its application to a single locale or building. The home has significant symbolic meaning for transnationals, as well as referring to their places of residence. In this study, however, we explore the physical structure of the transnational immigrant home and its materiality - the house. We examine two distinct types of homes of Italian immigrants in Melbourne - their past houses in Italy and their current houses in Melbourne. We argue that these houses form tangible links within Italian-Australian social space, and are parts of a network that constructs this transnational space. It is necessary to consider the actual materiality of such houses in order to extend the common understanding of 'home', seeing it not only as an abstract idea but also as a specifically located tangible structure and an active participant in the formation of transnational social spaces

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Immigration · Linguistics · Residence · Social space · Sociology · Computer Science · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology

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