Italians with veils and Afros: gender, beauty, and the everyday anti-racism of the daughters of immigrants in Italy.

This paper explores the everyday anti-racist practices of the female children of immigrants in Italy. We analyse two case studies: first, a group of Muslim young women in Italy who have publicly reappropriated what is popularly known as 'Islamic fashion'; and second, a group of young Afro-Italian wo...

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Published in:	Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 718 - 736
Main Authors:	Frisina, Annalisa, Hawthorne, Camilla
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2018
Subjects:	Anti-racism Social conditions of children of immigrants Muslims Social conditions of Muslim women Transnationalism Italy
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Summary:	This paper explores the everyday anti-racist practices of the female children of immigrants in Italy. We analyse two case studies: first, a group of Muslim young women in Italy who have publicly reappropriated what is popularly known as 'Islamic fashion'; and second, a group of young Afro-Italian women who meet both online and offline to share resources about the care of 'natural' Afro-textured hair. We argue that transnational feminist analysis can shed light on the complex ways that aesthetics and the female body are implicated in struggles for social and legal recognition in Italy among the so-called second generation.