Postcolonial theoretical fatigue is no novelty to the cultural studies world. However, in this first ECLALS panel on Italian postcoloniality, I would like to propose several ways in which the phenomenon of Italy’s immigration culture could bring new energy to the postcolonial critical framework, and vice-versa. The first part of this talk will briefly highlight the chief characteristics of the corpus of “postcolonial theories.” After having located the central critical questions, I will proceed to undertake my second task in this article: to negotiate a path that will lead me to the critical spaces within the postcolonial jungle where the Italian case can find its home. To this end, the second part of the talk will compare the use of the term “postcolonial” in the Italian academic context with its use in the Anglo-American scholarship. It argues that the current use in the Italian academic arena often tend to magnify disagreements found in critical spheres elsewhere; its meaning is restricted at best, chaotic or unfocused at worst, and points to a lack of certain considerations that are the very considerations that make the postcolonial theories a useful corpus. The third and final part of my talk reverses the game and explores the great potential of renewal and refinement, hitherto untapped, that the Italian case provides to postcolonial theories. It articulates some of the primary historical-material conditions of Italy that make it an extremely important culture for further critical inquiry in postcolonial studies.