People in motion, a historical perspective [Elektronisk resurs] A narrative about leaving and change

• The aim of this study is to shed light on one immigrant’s experience of leaving and changes, of being forced to abandon the family home. Though decision to return and eventually did so, the informant later chose to leave again, reorienting towards new possibilities elsewhere. The informant related, in an oral interview, memories of the 1930s and 1940s; telling this story nearly seventy years after. Taking a life-story approach, I analyze this narrative of leaving and change, building on the idea that individually narrated memories can contribute knowledge and understanding to the field of immigrant studies. Experiences of insecurity and the search for a place where one feels safe and comfortable result from being forced to leave one’s home, all that is familiar, and from starting over. In this context, while the informant’s initial exodus was beyond control, later move to start over in a new country appears to reflect one’s own choice. 

Ämnesord

Social Sciences  (hsv)

Other Social Sciences  (hsv)

International Migration and Ethnic Relations  (hsv)

Samhällsvetenskap  (hsv)

Annan samhällsvetenskap  (hsv)

Internationell Migration och Etniska Relationer (IMER)  (hsv)

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary  (hsv)

Tvärvetenskapliga studier  (hsv)

Pedagogik  (lnu)

Pedagogics  (lnu)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Life story

breakup

change

identity

Elämäntarina

lähtö

hajoaminen

muutos

identiteetti