The Horn of Africa and Italy: Colonial, Postcolonial and Transnational Cultural Encounters

This multidisciplinary volume analyses key cultural themes in colonial, postcolonial and transnational encounters between Italy and its former colonies in the Horn of Africa, with essays by experts in comparative literature, cultural studies, history, migration studies, political philosophy and postcolonial theory.

Simone Brioni is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on migration studies and postcolonial theory with a particular emphasis on contemporary Italian culture.

Shimelis Bonsa Gulema is Assistant Professor in the Department of Africana Studies and History at Stony Brook University.