Papers by Javier Grossutti
Italian Canadiana, Nov 15, 2023
It publishes scholarly research articles and reviews in English, French, and Italian devoted to r... more It publishes scholarly research articles and reviews in English, French, and Italian devoted to research on all aspects of the lives, history, art, and literature of Italians and their descendants in Canada and the rest of North America (Mexico, the USA) both in recent as well as in earlier periods.
Routledge eBooks, Jan 4, 2023
Estudios migratorios latinoamericanos, 2005
Since the 1990s, numerous studies have led to a profound revision of the positions which had domi... more Since the 1990s, numerous studies have led to a profound revision of the positions which had dominated research on mobility and migration for many decades, and of traditionally provided explanations. New research perspectives, of which this contribution is a part, have offered us a better and less distorted view of migration phenomena, particularly as regards the relations between labor mobility and entrepreneurship. Both over short and long distances and over a long period of time, the factors driving the emigration of the general labor force from the various European areas were accompanied by the circulation of trades, bearing knowledge and skills, and the circulation of individuals with skills, income expectations and entrepreneurial projects to put into play in unfamiliar geographical and social spaces. Entrepreneurial and labor mobility traced trajectories and movements that transcended geographical boundaries: those who moved were the bearers of cultural values and identities, of appropriate skills and knowledge; they benefited from opportunities and information that stimulated new production and trade activities; they belonged to a family and community network with tight links that followed and oriented linear and circular migratory paths.
The Italians who went to Argentina – artisans, traders, entrepreneurs, or those who became such during emigration – are a clear example of this close link between initial wealth of knowledge, choices, and migratory outcomes.
Queste note sono anticipazione di un lavoro di ricerca sull'emigrazione di Pantianicco condotto d... more Queste note sono anticipazione di un lavoro di ricerca sull'emigrazione di Pantianicco condotto da un gruppo di studiosi (Emilio Franzina, Anna Treves, Alicia Bernasconi, Francesco Micelli, Corinna Mestroni e Javier Grossutti). In tempi brevi saranno pubblicati gli atti della giornata di studio "Pantianicco a Buenos Aires. Da contadini a infermieri: un caso di emigrazione specializzata" (Mereto di Tomba 24 aprile 2004) che raccolgono i risultati dell'intera indagine. Gruppo di infermieri in occasione dell'inaugurazione del monumento al Soldato Ignoto; Ospedale Italiano di Buenos Aires, 4 novembre 1922.
Lontane da casa, 2015
Pubblicazione resa disponibile nei termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Non commer... more Pubblicazione resa disponibile nei termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Non commerciale-Non opere derivate 3.0
Cahier des Annales de Normandie, 1998
Grossutti Javier. Du Frioul à la Normandie : métiers et destinations migratoires. In: Cahier des ... more Grossutti Javier. Du Frioul à la Normandie : métiers et destinations migratoires. In: Cahier des Annales de Normandie n°28, 1998. L'immigration italienne en Normandie de la Troisième République à nos jours : de la différence à la transparence. pp. 159-171
Marble mosaic and terrazzo were a very common type of stone paving in Venice, Italy, especially b... more Marble mosaic and terrazzo were a very common type of stone paving in Venice, Italy, especially between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Throughout the period, migrant craftsmen from the nearby Alpine foothills area of Friuli (in northeastern Italy) virtually monopolized the Venetian marble mosaic and terrazzo trade. Thus, on February 9, 1583, the Venetian Council of Ten granted maestro (master) Sgualdo Sabadin from Friuli and his fellow Friulian workers of the arte dei terazzeri (art of terrazzo) the capacity to establish a school guild dedicated to St. Florian. The first chapters of the Mariegola de' Terazzeri (Statutes of the Terrazzo Workers Guild), which set the rules for the guild of terrazzo workers, was completed three years later, in September 1586. From the 1830s onward, Friulian craftsmen began to export their skills and trade from Venice across Europe and later, at the turn of the twentieth century, overseas to several American cities. Prior to reaching America, mosaic and terrazzo workers left from their work places outside Italy, initially from Paris. Friulian mosaic and terrazzo workers were regarded as the "aristocracy" of the Italian American building workforce due to their highly specialized jobs: This contrasted with the bulk of Italians in the United States who were largely employed as unskilled. The New York marble mosaic-and terrazzopaving trade was completely in the hands of the Italian craftsmen, who demonstrated a strong tendency to become entrepreneurs. They made use of their craftsmanship comparative advantages to build a successful network of firms that dominated the domestic market, in a similar fashion to what had already been occurring in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other European countries. This paper argues that immigrants can be powerful conduits for the transfer of skills and knowledge, and emphasizes the importance of studying skilled migrant artisan experiences. A closer look at ethnic migration flows reveals a variety of entrepreneurial experiences, even in groups largely considered unskilled. The Italian marble mosaic and terrazzo workers' experience sheds new light on ethnic entrepreneurship catering for the community as a whole, it reveals a remarkable long-lasting craftsmanship experience, thus demonstrating the successful continuity in business ownership and the passing down of craftsmanship knowledge across family generations. Creativity skills and innovative productive methods adopted by firms appear as a key factor that allowed these artisans to control the trade for such a long time.
The article discusses the historic presence of Italians in Canada, particularly those from the No... more The article discusses the historic presence of Italians in Canada, particularly those from the Northeastern region of Friuli, from the 1880s/1890s to the decades that follow WW2. The lived experience of Friulians in Canada is paradigmatic for at least two reasons. Firstly, it proves that the migrant flows of the early 1900s were no less important than subsequent flows, challenging the common assumption that Italians in Canada truly settled in the post-WW2 period. Secondly, it seeks to overcome the bias that identify Italians as primarily a cohort of non-skilled workers. By examining the Friulian case, the author answers to the call once made by Robert Harney who argued that the Italian experience in Canada ought to be read as an instance of moving talents that turned their migrant and settlement experiences into strengths.
Modern Italy, 2020
erates innovation,’ but also ‘leads to the reassertion of core symbols, structures, and values’ (... more erates innovation,’ but also ‘leads to the reassertion of core symbols, structures, and values’ (p. 13). This assumption evidently involves the need to take into consideration the heritage and the weight of Fascism on Italian postwar culture. The second set of questions therefore is: how much did Fascism influence the culture of ‘ordinary people’ and the collective mentality during the postwar years? If this influence was extremely relevant, as I believe, how did it affect Italian democracy and, more specifically, the democratic culture of Italian citizens? The final and perhaps most important issue is the following: during the postwar years, the political culture of relevant areas of Italian society, strongly marked by ideologies and cultural traditions which had not entirely ‘resolved the contradictions’ in their ‘approach to democracy’ – I am referring, for example, to the already mentioned heritage of Fascism or to some important trends within both the Catholic and Communist cul...
La presenza femminile e il ruolo della donna nei flussi migratori che interessarono il Friuli a p... more La presenza femminile e il ruolo della donna nei flussi migratori che interessarono il Friuli a partire dall’inizio del Novecento e fino agli anni trenta hanno caratteristiche diverse a seconda del periodo preso in esame e del territorio dal quale mossero le emigranti. Solo lo studio e la riflessione puntuali sulle diverse esperienze che hanno visto le donne coinvolte direttamente o indirettamente in tali flussi possono contribuire ad arricchire il quadro dell’emigrazione di genere in Friuli.
The presence and role of women in the migratory flows that affected Friuli, in northeastern Italy, from the beginning of the twentieth century until the 1930s present different characteristics depending on the period examined and the territory from which the emigrants moved. Only a timely study and reflection on the different experiences that saw women directly or indirectly involved in these flows can contribute to enrich the picture of gender emigration in Friuli.
Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos, 2005
Cahier des Annales de Normandie, 2001
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Papers by Javier Grossutti
The Italians who went to Argentina – artisans, traders, entrepreneurs, or those who became such during emigration – are a clear example of this close link between initial wealth of knowledge, choices, and migratory outcomes.
The presence and role of women in the migratory flows that affected Friuli, in northeastern Italy, from the beginning of the twentieth century until the 1930s present different characteristics depending on the period examined and the territory from which the emigrants moved. Only a timely study and reflection on the different experiences that saw women directly or indirectly involved in these flows can contribute to enrich the picture of gender emigration in Friuli.
The Italians who went to Argentina – artisans, traders, entrepreneurs, or those who became such during emigration – are a clear example of this close link between initial wealth of knowledge, choices, and migratory outcomes.
The presence and role of women in the migratory flows that affected Friuli, in northeastern Italy, from the beginning of the twentieth century until the 1930s present different characteristics depending on the period examined and the territory from which the emigrants moved. Only a timely study and reflection on the different experiences that saw women directly or indirectly involved in these flows can contribute to enrich the picture of gender emigration in Friuli.