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Seeking asylum and seeking identity in a mediated encounter: The projection of selves through discursive practices
2009
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The paper explores the professional practice of "cultural mediation" in the Italian context. This activity is taken here as a vantage point from which the dynamics of identity projections can be observed, as they emerge from a real-life interaction. The analysis is carried out on a recorded and transcribed encounter involving three participants: a service provider working for a Foreigners Advice Bureau run by the municipal authorities of a major Italian city; a French-speaking asylum seeker
doi:10.1075/intp.11.1.05mer
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