The Identity of Immigrants and Descendants of Immigrants from African Countries

V svojem diplomskem delu sem se osredotočila na raziskovanje identitete priseljencev in potomcev priseljencev iz afriških držav v povezavi z njihovo barvo kože. Skozi raziskovanje ugotavljam kakšno vlogo ima sama barva kože v vsakodnevnih življenjih sogovornikov, kako vpliva na njihov pogled nase in kako se v kontekstu vsega tega opredeljujejo sami. Diplomsko delo je razdeljeno na teoretični del in empirični del. V teoretičnem delu sem se osredotočila na relevantno literaturo za oris problematike. Predstavila sem nekaj zgodovinskih dogodkov, ki so vezani na oblikovanje današnjega pogleda družbe na raso in opredelila svoj pogled glede vprašanja rase. Hkrati sem opisala tri najpogosteje uporabljene modele razvoja rasne identitete. Predstavila sem tudi ugotovitve drugih raziskav vezane na razvoj identitete temnopoltih oseb. V empiričnem delu sem predstavila ugotovitve svoje raziskave. Rezultati raziskave kažejo, da priseljenci in potomci priseljencev sebe doživljajo zelo raznoliko, svojo identiteto razumejo na zelo individualne načine. Sogovorniki izpostavljajo pomanjkanje vključujočega jezika v slovenščini, različne izkušnje z rasizmom, verbalnimi in fizičnimi oblikami nasilja, ki ga doživljajo v Sloveniji. Kot pomemben dejavnik za oblikovanje identitete omenijo bitko z iskanjem pripadnosti.In my thesis I focused on the identity of immigrants and descendants of immigrants from African countries in relation to their skin colour. Through my research I find out what role skin colour itself plays in the interviewees\u27 everyday lives, how it influences their view of themselves and how they define themselves in the context of all this. The thesis is divided into a theoretical part and an empirical part. In the theoretical part I focused on the relevant literature to outline the issues. I have presented some historical events that are linked to the shaping of the present-day societal view on race and defined my own view on the issue of race. Next, I described the three most commonly used models of racial identity development. I also presented the findings of other relevant research on the development of black identity. In the empirical part I presented the findings of my research. The results of my research show that immigrants and descendants of immigrants from African countries experience themselves in very diverse ways and understand their identity in very individual ways. The interviewees point to the lack of inclusive language in Slovene, the different experiences of racism, verbal and physical forms of violence they experience in Slovenia. They mention the struggle to belong as an important factor in identity formation