Black Archive Alliance Catalogue

MIGRATION AND THE
AFRICAN DIASPORA
THROUGHOUT EUROPE
The Villa Rossa, designed by Count Mario
Gigliucci himself, became the family’s private
residence at the time of its completion in 1892.
In 1937, the villa was left to Mario’s three
children, Nerina, Donatello, and Bona, and 25
years later was sold to Syracuse University,
where it has been home to the Syracuse University
in Florence program ever since. With over 13,000
books and 500 DVDs covering the full range of
disciplines offered at the Florence center and
beyond, the Syracuse Florence Library has one of
the largest collections of English-language books
and DVDs of any study abroad program in Italy.
Some of the works, such as International
Migration: A Very Short Introduction (2016),
provide information on political debates on
migration as a modern global issue as well as
terrorism. Others, like Race and the Nation in
Liberal Italy, 1861-1911: Meridionalism, Empire,
And Diaspora (2006) delves into the racial issues
and tensions between the northern and southern
regions of Italy. The Library also contains
Migration and European Integration: The Dynamics
of Inclusion and Exclusion (1995) which is a
collection of theoretical perspectives
on the processes of migration,
dynamics and nature of citizenship
within the European Community within
the world economy. Others like Modern
European-American Relations in the
Transatlantic Space: Recent Trends in
History Writing (2015) discusses the
of American society and culture and
the relationship this has within a
new context of race. However most
importantly, Africa in Europe: Studies
in Transnational Practice in the Long
Twentieth Century (2013) explores
the lives and activities of people
of African descent in Europe between
the 1880’s and the start of the
21st century. This text goes beyond
transatlantic focus of diaspora and
examines experiences of Africans who
settled all across Europe, caribbean,
and Americas through case studies of
family life, community- building and
politics and cultural production.
Emily Bruder
Syracuse University