Heartstrings to the Homeland - a course with Anna Rosati

Heartstrings to the Homeland is a course run by Anna Rosati that is being offered for the first time at Co.As.It. – Museo Italiano (189 Faraday Street, Carlton) commencing on Tuesday, 28^th February.

The course provides an opportunity for Italian migrants and/or children of migrants to examine common themes of migration and reflect upon their dual identity experience. This is done in the context of group discussion, aiming to deepen participants’ understanding of the migration experience and of self.

Some topics covered in the guided exploration include:

-          Growing up Italian in Australia;

-          The influence of the Italian culture on the way we live as Australians, and Australian influences on our heritage culture;

-          The trials and tribulations of visiting the ancestral homeland; tips for surviving the return “home”;

-          Language loss in the third generation; facilitating bilingualism; language revitalisation; Italian culture as reflected by language;

-          The individualistic versus the collectivist society; mixed marriages;

-          What constitutes “successful” migration?

Course duration: 5 x 2-hour weekly sessions. Sessions will run on 5 consecutive Tuesdays commencing on February 28^th and ending on March 28^th.

Time: Participants are invited to book into either the morning group (10.30am-12.30pm) or the evening one (6.30-8.30pm).

Maximum number of participants per group: 10

Investment: $170 (full fee) / $140 (concession)

Lastly, who is Anna Rosati? Anna is the Australian-born daughter of Italian migrants who has a long-held interest in issues of migration and “all things multicultural”. She was a co-founder of Speech Pathology Australia’s Multicultural Interest Group (1989) and is the convenor and co-facilitator of the Migrant Forum; an ongoing group instigated by her in 2010.

For bookings or enquiries please contact Anna on 0421 468 877 or [email protected].