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Abstract
This paper explores the construction of ethnic identity in the first generation of Balkan Muslim immigrants now living in the Chicago metropolitan area, with the aim of showing the intricacy of global events (civil wars in the homeland and war on terror in the host society) and local contexts (meaning- making occurring during the interviews). In-depth interviews conducted with three men were treated as a series of narratives in order to emphasize the importance of personal meaning-making. With awareness that “Muslim” can denote various subjectivities, this paper proposes research that theorizes the constant shift of identities, the interplay between ascribed and performed ethnicity, as well as the role of societal and historical mediators that influence the agency of these identities.
Keywords
Balkan Muslims, Immigrants, Ethnic Identity, and Narratives
Publication Date
9-1-2007
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DOI
10.46743/2160-3715/2007.1630
Recommended APA Citation
Miskovic, M. (2007). The Construction of Ethnic Identity of Balkan Muslim Immigrants: A Narrativization of Personal Experiences. The Qualitative Report, 12(2), 514-546. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2007.1630
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