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“Vi har ju i generationer jobbat i motvind”: En etnologisk studie om romskt motstånd och orienteringar i enföränderlig tid
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The aim of this paper is to investigate how one can orient oneself in everyday public spacesin contemporary Sweden with a romani identity. The existing literature on Roma identitiesand cultures depicts in different ways discrimination and marginalization of this minority.However, there is a lack of literature on the phenomenon of resilience and resistance to thismarginalization. Through ethnographic methods such as interviews, this qualitative researchpaper has tried to contribute to filling this knowledge gap. A phenomenological andpostcolonial framework has been used to try to place the experiences of the interviewees in alarger picture and understanding. An important observation is the strong sense of who one isand one's Roma identity, as well as how one wants to write the script of one's life. Resistancepractices is the red thread among the interviewees and an important part of the paper'sfindings. The resistance that is strongly present in the everyday life of the intervieweesconstitutes a "normalized" practice. As "unhomed", they constantly resist and strive to feel athome without abandoning their Roma identity.

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2024. , p. 63
Keywords [en]
Romani identity, Resistance, Resilience, Unhomed, Orientation, Racism, Life script
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Ethnology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-56488OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-56488DiVA, id: diva2:1939178
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Ethnology
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