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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/97476| Title: | Che bella figura! The power of performance in an Italian ladies’ club in Chicago [Book Review] |
| Authors: | Sciriha, Lydia |
| Keywords: | Books -- Reviews Italian American women -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Societies and clubs Italian American women -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions Italian Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social life and customs Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs |
| Issue Date: | 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Mediterranean Institute |
| Citation: | Sciriha, L. (1999). Che bella figura! The power of performance in an Italian ladies’ club in Chicago [Book Review]. Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 9(2), 320-322. |
| Abstract: | This book discusses the notion of 'fare bella figura' and its importance with respect to discourse strategies used in a ladies' club in Chicago. The author, Gloria Nardini adopts an ethnographic approach. In fact, she was a participant observer in monthly meetings of the Collandia Ladies' Club and as she was also the club's recording secretary, this provided her with several opportunities to tape-record meetings. In all she used thirty-one tapes and took notes on ee:ich of the tapes which she had previously transcribed. The author also conducted face-to-face interviews with some members of this club. [Excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/97476 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtEng |
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