The Love Trap. Romanticization practices of the Italian generations of the 90s
Drawing from material collected during two ethnographic investigations conducted in Rome and Lazio, I will focus on the experience of love triggered by relationships with human beings and archaeological remains. I aim to show how these activities give rise to a romantic experience in a context that...
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Dipartimento Culture e Società - Università di Palermo
2023-12-01
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| description | Drawing from material collected during two ethnographic investigations conducted in Rome and Lazio, I will focus on the experience of love triggered by relationships with human beings and archaeological remains. I aim to show how these activities give rise to a romantic experience in a context that paradoxically regards love as a fictional and unreliable reality. Utilizing Ernesto De Martino’s conceptual framework, I describe that for the transitional generation born around 1990, caught between precariousness and the triumphant narratives of their predecessors, romantic discourse serves as a shield against existential annihilation by the uncontrollable forces of the universe. It also serves as a means to attain a distinctive identity validated by Italian tradition and heritage. However, while love offers a stable and trustworthy refuge, it can also render individuals powerless to change their life situation and cope with a lack of future prospects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-57ddf6a6e92145028efe576a213af1cb2025-01-30T14:21:20ZitaDipartimento Culture e Società - Università di PalermoArchivio Antropologico Mediterraneo2038-32152023-12-01262510.4000/aam.7421The Love Trap. Romanticization practices of the Italian generations of the 90sFulvio CozzaDrawing from material collected during two ethnographic investigations conducted in Rome and Lazio, I will focus on the experience of love triggered by relationships with human beings and archaeological remains. I aim to show how these activities give rise to a romantic experience in a context that paradoxically regards love as a fictional and unreliable reality. Utilizing Ernesto De Martino’s conceptual framework, I describe that for the transitional generation born around 1990, caught between precariousness and the triumphant narratives of their predecessors, romantic discourse serves as a shield against existential annihilation by the uncontrollable forces of the universe. It also serves as a means to attain a distinctive identity validated by Italian tradition and heritage. However, while love offers a stable and trustworthy refuge, it can also render individuals powerless to change their life situation and cope with a lack of future prospects.https://journals.openedition.org/aam/7421loveprecariousnessromanticizationethnography of archaeologyyoung adult |
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| title | The Love Trap. Romanticization practices of the Italian generations of the 90s |
| title_full | The Love Trap. Romanticization practices of the Italian generations of the 90s |
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