Border Lampedusa Subjectivity, Visibility and Memory in Stories of S

This book analyses the European border at Lampedusa as a metaphor for visible and invisible powers that impinge on relations between Europe and Africa/Asia. Taking an interdisciplinary approach (political, social, cultural, economic and artistic), it expl

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BORDER LAMPEDUSA Subjectivity, Visibility and Memory in Stories of Sea and Land

Border Lampedusa

Gabriele Proglio  •  Laura Odasso Editors

Border Lampedusa Subjectivity, Visibility and Memory in Stories of Sea and Land

Editors Gabriele Proglio Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra, Portugal

Laura Odasso CNRS, Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Sociologie (LAMES) & Temps, Espaces, Langage, Europe Méridionale, Méditerranée (TELEMME) Aix-Marseille Univ Aix-en-Provence & Marseille, France

ISBN 978-3-319-59329-6    ISBN 978-3-319-59330-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59330-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947196 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Grooving Lampedusa / Mario Badagliacca Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To those people who are escaping wars, dictatorships, persecution, economic crisis, famine, climate changes and other difficult living circumstances in search of a new home and a better future; To the memory of those people who lost their lives while crossing the Mediterranean Sea; To the bravery of those people who are trying to rebuild their lives in a new socio-political environment participating actively in the European societies; To those people who, despite the growth of racism and intolerance in Europe, operate to erode borders and boundaries between nations and social groups, and to fight all forms of discrimination.

Contents

1 General Introduction   1 Laura Odasso and Gabriele Proglio 2 The Traces of Journeys and Migrants’ Perspectives: The Knots of Memory and the Unravelled Plans  1