Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Representations of Africa and Immigration Policies in Post-colonial Italy.

The essay analyzes the growth of cultural and political racism in Italy - where the presence of immigrants is explicitly associated with a challenge to national identity - along with the many untruths about Africa, spread by the media to feed the public opinion. Then it focuses on the case of Eritreans, reportedly formed the largest group of refugees to Italy, on their living and working conditions at home, the long and painful odyssey of their journey and their arrival to Italy, where they experience the Italian reception policies.