Ethnic identity as the process of subjectification
Апстракт
Ethnic group is a forced social category usually thought of in terms of essence in everyday life and in
psychological theory. Essentializing is a powerful representational tool which fuels ethnocentrism,
xenophobia and discrimination. In this paper, I will argue that practical and analytical discourse of
identity, difference and exclusion, serves as carrier of essentialist views on ethnic group membership.
If the group is seen as natural and unchangeable, and if one cannot choose whether or not to belong
to a certain ethnic group, then ethnic membership can only be seen as unchangeable, natural and
stable, i.e. permanent part of one`s identity. Identity language practice in turn (re)produces simplified
essentialist views on ethnicity hindering the possibility of alternative understanding. Consequentially,
it leaves no room to human agency in thinking and acting as members of ethnic groups, and obstructs
possible ways of social change.
Contrary to aforementioned, I propose the...orizing ethnic identity as the process of subjectification, the
process by which individuals construct themselves into existing relations they themselves do not
consciously determine, but to which they subordinate themselves. It is through active participation in
psycho-discursive practices that people become and are made ethnic beings, thereby producing
ethnicity itself. The taken-for-granted of ethnic identity comes under scrutiny as people become
engaged in process of defining who and how they are as collective. Deconstruction of identity
language exposes ethnicity as socio-culturally constructed rather than essentially natural, and creates
space for different participation in meaning-making processes. Theoretical and practical implications
will be discussed.
Извор:
Measured Lives: Theoretical Psychology in an Era of Acceleration, ISTP conference at the Danish School of Education in Copenhagen 19-23 August 2019, 2019Издавач:
- Copenhagen: Aarhus Universitet
Колекције
Институција/група
IFDTTY - CONF AU - Đorđević, Ana PY - 2019 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/3132 AB - Ethnic group is a forced social category usually thought of in terms of essence in everyday life and in psychological theory. Essentializing is a powerful representational tool which fuels ethnocentrism, xenophobia and discrimination. In this paper, I will argue that practical and analytical discourse of identity, difference and exclusion, serves as carrier of essentialist views on ethnic group membership. If the group is seen as natural and unchangeable, and if one cannot choose whether or not to belong to a certain ethnic group, then ethnic membership can only be seen as unchangeable, natural and stable, i.e. permanent part of one`s identity. Identity language practice in turn (re)produces simplified essentialist views on ethnicity hindering the possibility of alternative understanding. Consequentially, it leaves no room to human agency in thinking and acting as members of ethnic groups, and obstructs possible ways of social change. Contrary to aforementioned, I propose theorizing ethnic identity as the process of subjectification, the process by which individuals construct themselves into existing relations they themselves do not consciously determine, but to which they subordinate themselves. It is through active participation in psycho-discursive practices that people become and are made ethnic beings, thereby producing ethnicity itself. The taken-for-granted of ethnic identity comes under scrutiny as people become engaged in process of defining who and how they are as collective. Deconstruction of identity language exposes ethnicity as socio-culturally constructed rather than essentially natural, and creates space for different participation in meaning-making processes. Theoretical and practical implications will be discussed. PB - Copenhagen: Aarhus Universitet C3 - Measured Lives: Theoretical Psychology in an Era of Acceleration, ISTP conference at the Danish School of Education in Copenhagen 19-23 August 2019 T1 - Ethnic identity as the process of subjectification UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3132 ER -
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Đorđević, A.. (2019). Ethnic identity as the process of subjectification. in Measured Lives: Theoretical Psychology in an Era of Acceleration, ISTP conference at the Danish School of Education in Copenhagen 19-23 August 2019 Copenhagen: Aarhus Universitet.. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3132
Đorđević A. Ethnic identity as the process of subjectification. in Measured Lives: Theoretical Psychology in an Era of Acceleration, ISTP conference at the Danish School of Education in Copenhagen 19-23 August 2019. 2019;. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3132 .
Đorđević, Ana, "Ethnic identity as the process of subjectification" in Measured Lives: Theoretical Psychology in an Era of Acceleration, ISTP conference at the Danish School of Education in Copenhagen 19-23 August 2019 (2019), https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_3132 .