Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article focuses on the study of the narratives of migrant women coming from Eastern European countries who arrive in Italy in search of a job with the aim of helping economically their families in the country of origin. The majority of these women are employed in domestic work and with the specific role of badante, that is, as caregivers of elderly or sick people. In our reflection, through the story Ciliegie amare by Liliana Nechita, of Romanian origin, we seek to delve deeper into the concept of transnationalism related to migration, with the aim to analyse the consequences that such migration causes in the relational, behavioural, and identity spheres, both in the country of departure and in the country of arrival. In the story under study, the migratory experience induces the need to further explore those aspects that are relevant to redefine the identity of migrants, their adaptation to a new culture, and the management of the emotional facet.
Author: Bárbara Galeandro
Institutions: University of Córdoba, University of Córdoba
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405677590