"Neither here, nor there": Belonging, ambiguity, and the struggle for recognition among "in-between" Finnish Kaale

IF 0.2 4区社会学 Q4 ANTHROPOLOGY

Romani Studies Pub Date : 2018-12-01 DOI:10.3828/RS.2018.10

R. Roman

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Abstract:Based on extended fieldwork among Finnish Kaale, this article focuses on the experience of belonging among individuals who do not fit within narrow cultural or ethnic categories, and who regularly navigate between their diverse and often multiple attachments: people born into mixed marriages (of Roma and non-Roma partnerships), women who chose to abandon elements of what are considered central proofs of their community belonging (dress, customs, age/gender hierarchy) or individuals who grew up detached from the central unit of solidarity (the family). Some of the contradictions these individuals embody, and the continuous crossing of invisible boundaries, highlight not only the complexity of "group belonging," but the struggles that lie within attempts of attachment to others. This article, therefore, adds to previous discussions of a so-called "Roma identity" (or identities) and goes beyond arguments of cultural distinctiveness or marginalization, aiming to highlight the ways in which individuals themselves continuously assess processes of categorization and self-categorization.

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“不在这里，也不在那里”:归属感，模糊性，以及在“中间”芬兰Kaale中争取认可的斗争

摘要：本文基于芬兰卡莱人的广泛实地调查，重点关注那些不属于狭窄的文化或种族类别的人的归属感，以及那些经常在不同且往往是多重依恋之间徘徊的人：出生于混合婚姻（罗姆人和非罗姆人伴侣关系）的人，选择放弃被认为是其社区归属的核心证据（着装、习俗、年龄/性别等级）的女性，或在成长过程中脱离团结的核心单位（家庭）的个人。这些人所体现的一些矛盾，以及对无形边界的不断跨越，不仅突出了“群体归属”的复杂性，还突出了与他人依恋的斗争。因此，这篇文章补充了以前关于所谓“罗姆人身份”（一种或多种身份）的讨论，超越了文化独特性或边缘化的论点，旨在强调个人自己不断评估分类和自我分类过程的方式。

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来源期刊

Romani Studies Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

50.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： Founded in 1888, the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society was published in four series up to 1982. In 2000, the journal became Romani Studies. On behalf of the Gypsy Lore Society, Romani Studies features articles on many different communities which, regardless of their origins and self-appellations in various languages, have been referred to in English as Gypsies. These communities include the descendants of migrants from the Indian subcontinent which have been considered as falling into three large subdivisions, Dom, Lom, and Rom. The field has also included communities of other origins which practice, or in the past have practiced, a specific type of service nomadism. The journal publishes articles in history, anthropology, ethnography, sociology, linguistics, art, literature, folklore and music, as well as reviews of books and audiovisual materials.