ABSTRACT

This article discusses the sinking of the SS Arandora Star on 2 July 1940 and the legacy of this wartime event in relation to the ‘historic’ Italian community in Britain. Selection of Italians for deportation and the significant loss of life are interrogated contextually and in terms of psychological consequences. The new concept ‘pockets of affect’ is introduced in considering unevenness of geographical impact and also energy in commemorative enterprise, for which post-generations are now responsible. Developments in British and Italian literature and narrative formation are examined, elucidating changing attitudes in both countries. In 2020, at the 80^th anniversary of the ‘tragedy’, continued prominence of the Arandora Star in collective memory ensures a widening of the mnemonic community.

摘要

本文讨论了1940年7月2日SS阿兰多拉之星沉没事件以及此次战时事件与英国“历史性”意大利社区有关的历史遗留问题。从上下文和心理后果的角度审问了选择意大利人驱逐出境和重大生命损失的问题。在考虑地理影响的不均匀性以及纪念企业的能量方面引入了新的概念“影响力”，后代对此负有责任。考察了英国和意大利文学的发展和叙事形式，阐明了两国态度的变化。在2020年，在80^日的“悲剧”的周年纪念日，Arandora明星集体记忆的不断突出，确保不断扩大的助记符社区。