- Jag är den jag var då - det är förutsättningarna som har förändrats? - en postkolonial feministisk studie utav invandrarkvinnors berättelser om identitetskonstruktion och förändring
(2008)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Postcolonial feminist theory says that ones identity is constructed by several
factor, not only gender but even culture, ethnicity and class imbedded in the social
context. This paper examines what happens to women's identities if the social
context changes. Does an identity shift occur? By interviewing five women from
Bosnia-Herzegovina I try to understand the affects migration has on women?s
identity. Postcolonial feminist theory says that our identities are constantly
changing, as their constructing factors. These factors, as well as our identities, are
affected and created from inside and outside of our group of belonging. Hence,
identification by other as well as self identification creates our identities. I found
that the... (More) - Postcolonial feminist theory says that ones identity is constructed by several
factor, not only gender but even culture, ethnicity and class imbedded in the social
context. This paper examines what happens to women's identities if the social
context changes. Does an identity shift occur? By interviewing five women from
Bosnia-Herzegovina I try to understand the affects migration has on women?s
identity. Postcolonial feminist theory says that our identities are constantly
changing, as their constructing factors. These factors, as well as our identities, are
affected and created from inside and outside of our group of belonging. Hence,
identification by other as well as self identification creates our identities. I found
that the Bosnian women that I interviewed in many ways changed the way in
witch they perceive themselves and their reality because of the changed social
context. In other ways though, they tried to remain the same, holding on to what
they call a Bosnian identity. Because of this I believe that we can?t talk about an
identity shift sense the change in their identities hasn?t been that drastic. But
nevertheless there has been an important change witch confirms the postcolonial
feminist theories about fluctuating identity. (Less)
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- author
- Gusic, Selma
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2008
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- class, culture, ethnicity, identity construction, identity shift, migrated women, narrative analysis, postcolonial feminist theory, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1317109
- date added to LUP
- 2008-06-16 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2008-06-16 00:00:00
@misc{1317109,
abstract = {{Postcolonial feminist theory says that ones identity is constructed by several
factor, not only gender but even culture, ethnicity and class imbedded in the social
context. This paper examines what happens to women's identities if the social
context changes. Does an identity shift occur? By interviewing five women from
Bosnia-Herzegovina I try to understand the affects migration has on women?s
identity. Postcolonial feminist theory says that our identities are constantly
changing, as their constructing factors. These factors, as well as our identities, are
affected and created from inside and outside of our group of belonging. Hence,
identification by other as well as self identification creates our identities. I found
that the Bosnian women that I interviewed in many ways changed the way in
witch they perceive themselves and their reality because of the changed social
context. In other ways though, they tried to remain the same, holding on to what
they call a Bosnian identity. Because of this I believe that we can?t talk about an
identity shift sense the change in their identities hasn?t been that drastic. But
nevertheless there has been an important change witch confirms the postcolonial
feminist theories about fluctuating identity.}},
author = {{Gusic, Selma}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{- Jag är den jag var då - det är förutsättningarna som har förändrats? - en postkolonial feministisk studie utav invandrarkvinnors berättelser om identitetskonstruktion och förändring}},
year = {{2008}},
}