Book
Eh, Paesan!: being Italian in Toronto
University of Toronto Press • Toronto • Published In 1997 • Pages: xii, 209
By: Harney, Nicholas De Maria.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of ethnicity, community, and transnationalism, based on the author's fieldwork among Italian Canadians in Toronto, Canada in 1992-1995. As a basis of understanding the above concepts, Harney presents an analysis of a number of voluntary associations and institutions with particular reference to their role as local sites of cultural production and exchange. These data are used to interpret the constant refashioning of the term 'Italianness' in the society and to understand the overall social construction of an ethnic community. In addition, this document also examines the historical context of the Italian migration to Canada, their settlements in Toronto, the role of giving in the construction of community solidarity, community competition for status and prestige, and the FESTA or religious observances (i.e., ceremonials) as a unifying factor in Italian Canadian ethnicity.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Observation in research
- Interviewing in research
- Cultural identity and pride
- Miscellaneous facilities
- Recreational facilities
- Sodalities
- Old age dependency
- Private welfare agencies
- Congregations
- Religious denominations
- Organized ceremonial
- Education system
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Italian Canadians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1992-1995
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1860s-1995
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Nicholas DeMaria Harney
- Includes bibliographic references (p. 191-201) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 98205170
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Italians--Canada