Titlebook: Anti-Italianism; Essays on a Prejudic William J. Connell (Professor of history),Fred Gar Book 2010 William J. Connell and Fred Gardaphé 201

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,“Utterly Faithless Specimens”,icular focus on the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, as in this essay, it is difficult to ignore scientific racism, struggles within the U.S. labor movement, and demeaning images in popular culture. For the sake of clarity, however, I will limit my focus to two broad issues central to ant

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Frank Sinatra and Notions of Tolerance,Culture,” I asked what were the first words that come to mind at the sound of “Frank Sinatra” Their responses included: Italian, music, mob, singer, actor, blue eyes, Kennedy, “My Way,” Mia Farrow, Ava Gardner, and so on.

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The Changing Roles of Italian American Women, and values, (2) dominant (“American”) cultural norms and values, and (3) changing structural conditions (i.e., World War II, the labor market, and the women’s movement). Media reinforcement of dominant cultural norms and values is also addressed.

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,”Good Enough”,t I was practicing. Although both my parents were both Italian American, my Dad was “half-American,” a mixture of German, Scottish, and English, while my mother was Italian and Sicilian, an apparently more lethal combination.

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,Shark Tale—“Puzza da Cap’”,baro. “The fish stinks from the head,” is a comment about the hierarchy of societal corruption and it is an apt title for this essay on .. As a visual sociologist and semiotician, I thought I had seen it all when it came to images of Italians in America. Then the animated film . happened and a new v

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,If Defamation Is Serious, Why Don’t Italian American Organizations Take It Seriously?,one way to do so is with the words you choose—the message that is being sent. What messages have Italian Americans been sending? What is our public image—and is it at odds with reality? If it ., how can the Italian American leadership help alter public opinion?