Books Literature of the Somali Diaspora: Space, Language and Resistance in Somali Novels in English and Italian (Black Literary and Cultural Expressions)  by Marco Medugno

"Literature of the Somali Diaspora: Space, Language and Resistance in Somali Novels in English and Italian" is authored by Marco Medugno, an Associate Lecturer at Newcastle University with expertise in Italian Studies, Modern Philology, Intercultural Studies, Anglophone Literatures, Diaspora, and Comparative Literature. Medugno's work examines contemporary Somali diasporic literature written in multiple languages including English and Italian.

The book explores how Somali authors in the diaspora use spatiality, language, and themes of resistance to navigate and narrate their identities and histories shaped by colonization, civil war, and migration. It highlights the shared aesthetics and thematic concerns among diasporic Somali writers, creating a transnational literary community that transcends national and linguistic borders. The study also considers the socio-political and cultural contexts that influence these novels, emphasizing their role in challenging definitions of locality and tradition in global diaspora literature.