The contribution deals with the question how transculturation operates on the macro level of cultures as at the micro level of individuals. Cultures are much intertwined and penetrate each other. They relate to a Third Space producing hybride identities in the sense of „border existences“, which are marked by discontinuities and multiple coding and cannot be inscribed in long-term, fixed contextualisation. The paper draws on various texts to examine the question if the concept of „border existences“ can apply to Trieste, which for centuries has attracted immigrants.
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