La Mamma Interrogating a National Stereotype /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Morris, Penelope (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Willson, Perry (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Italian and Italian American Studies
• Subjects: European literature.; Motion pictures-History.; Literature, Modern-20th century.; Sociology.; Literature-Philosophy.; Culture-Study and teaching.; European Literature.; Film History.; Twentieth-Century Literature.; Gender Studies.; Literary Theory.; Cultural Theory.

The idea of the "mamma italiana" is one of the most widespread and recognizable stereotypes in perceptions of Italian national character both within and beyond Italy. This figure makes frequent appearances in jokes and other forms of popular culture, but it has also been seen as shaping th...

Table of Contents:

• 1. La Mamma: Italian Mothers Past and Present: Penelope Morris and Perry Willson
• 2. Mammismo/Momism: On the History and Uses of a Stereotype, 1940s to the Present: Silvana Patriarca
• 3. Mothers, Workers, Citizens: Teresa Noce and the Parliamentary Politics of Motherhood: Molly Tambor
• 4. Problems and Prescriptions: Motherhood and Mammismo in 1950s Advice Columns: Penelope Morris
• 5. Conceptualizing the Maternal: Representations, Reflections and Refractions in Women's Literary Writings: Ursula Fanning
• 6. Neapolitan Mothers: Three Generations of Women, from Representation to Reality: Gabriella Gribaudi
• 7. Mammas in Italian Migrant Families: the Anglophone Countries: Maddalena Tirabassi
• 8. Queer Daughters and Their Mothers: Carole Maso, Mary Cappello, and Alison Bechdel Write Their Way Home: Mary Jo Bona
• 9. Beyond the Stereotype: the Obstacle Course of Motherhood in Italy: Chiara Saraceno.-.