Discourse, Fractal Recursivity and legitimization through the creation of ‘other’ in Italy

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  • Tariq Harney

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13129/2240-7715/2022.1.12-128

Resumen

In this paper I use an experiential personal reflection on my integration in northern Italy as an ‘other’. Through this process I examine how varied social, cultural and economic backgrounds of immigrants produce distinct experiences of ‘otherness’. I apply Gal and Irvine’s theory of fractal recursivity and Bourdieu’s study of language legitimization to explore how relations between migrants are reflective of longstanding regional relations in Italy. I contend that the presence of discourses of language legitimacy creates an environment which incentivizes the delegitimization of an ‘other’to integrate.

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2022-10-24

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