Odysseus the traveler: Appropriation of a chronotope in a community of practice

Publication date: Available online 21 February 2019Source: Language & CommunicationAuthor(s): Anna De Fina, Giuseppe Paternostro, Marcello AmorusoAbstractIn this article we analyze the role of chronotopes in the formation and negotiation of identities. In particular, we consider the case of a superdiverse community of practice formed by minors asylum seekers and teachers in a school of Italian in Sicily, Italy. In our analysis we stress the role of reciprocity on the ways in which the chronotopic figure of Odysseus is reinterpreted and appropriated by members of this community. We look at how through a process of mutual engagement the indexical values associated with the figure of Odysseus are recontextualized by both teachers and students in light of their present experiences. Data for th...

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