Abstract
This article analyses three representations of migratory phenomena that shape the seemingly fixed and immobile cornerstones of Italian identity. The research is informed by the current reflection on Italian postcolonial condition. Each case study is introduced by a brief historical contextualization. The first case includes the analysis of a vignette devoted to Italian emigrants in the United States and published in the New Orleans newspaper The Mascot (1888). The second consists of the oral history of Aida, a migrant woman, who moved from a village in Southern Italy to Rome after the Second World War. Finally, this paper examines some regimes of representation of Mario Balotelli, Italian soccer player of African descent who is a member of the national team as well (Soccer World Cup 2014). Hence, this article aims to give a contribution to the field of cultural studies.
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