Search results for "rasismi."

Dealing with Culture in Schools: A Small-Step Approach Towards Anti-racism in Finland

2017

This chapter discusses anti-racism education by focusing on how culture is used in educational discourses in Finland. More and more studies highlight the pervasive use of culture as a substitute for race, urging scholars to explore how and why cultural claims are made relevant (Breidenbach and Nyiri 2009; Piller 2011). Culture is present in numerous subjects (e.g. religion, literature, history, languages) and anti-racism education should therefore be understood from a holistic perspective. This chapter focuses on the Finnish context which is relevant to examine for two main reasons. First, Finnish school system is globally represented as high quality. Second, the new national curriculum, wh…

Racial discourse in James Baldwin's Blues for Mister Charlie (1964) : drama and the hegemonic struggle

2012

Racialization, Othering, and Coping Among Adult International Adoptees in Finland

2015

This qualitative interview study examined experiences of racialization and coping among 14 adult international adoptees in Finland. The results show that adoptees encounter a range of racializations by which they are made ‘other’ and excluded from Finnishness. Racialization mostly occurs indirectly and subtly, and often by significant others, and consequently is more difficult to cope with. The findings suggest that the Finnish adoption community and adoption research should pay more attention to experiences of racialization among adoptees and take notice of the context-specific nature of coping when supporting adoptees to develop strategies that reduce discrimination and protect their well…

Techno-cultural opportunities: the anti-immigration movement in the Finnish mediascape

2015

Horsti's article analyses how transformations in the media environment shaped the political success of the anti-immigration movement in Finland from 2003 to 2013. The qualitative textual analysis of blogs and mainstream media debates that relate to racism and the national populist Finns Party demonstrates how changes in the mediascape in general and in new media technology in particular have provided opportunities for the emerging anti-immigration movement. These changes facilitated the earlier development of the Finns Party but the fragmentation of online space later hindered the internal coherence of the movement and its integration into the populist party political family. In order to re…

Puhummeko nyt rasismista?

2020

Rasismi-sanaan liittyy epävarmuutta siitä, mitä se on ja missä yhteyksissä sitä voi käyttää. Yksi syy hämmennykseen on se, että sanaa on opittu varomaan. Myös osa rasismintutkijoista käyttää tutkimuksessaan muita termejä välttyäkseen rasismi-sanan aiheuttamalta vastareaktiolta. Kun rasismia on ryhdytty korvaamaan ”turvallisemmilla” termeillä, niiden merkityssisällöt ovat alkaneet hämärtyä. Tutkimuskirjallisuudessa käytetään rinnakkain ja jopa samaa tarkoittavina syrjintää, toiseuttamista, ksenofobiaa, rodullistamista ja rasismia ilman, että termien välisiä merkityseroja useinkaan pohditaan tai avataan kunnolla. Sanahämmennyksen seurauksena rasismikeskustelua käydään tutkimuksessa – ja myös …

The role of social media in the rise of right-wing populism in Finland

2021

Right-wing populism is typically entangled with xenophobic nationalism and neo-conservatism, which often usher in racism and misogyny. In this chapter, the authors take Finland as a case study to examine the role of media technology in the rise of right-wing populism. They demonstrate the strengthening of the far-right ideology on and through social media from the beginning of 2010s. It focuses on the mediated construction of two entangled ideologies in the right-wing populist movement racism and misogyny. In early spring 2020, the debate about Turkey opening its EU border to refugees made Jussi Halla-aho eagerly participate in this discussion in the parliament and on Twitter now as the cha…

Book review of Shield, Andrew DJ (2019) Immigrants on Grindr. Race, Sexuality and Belonging Online. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 245 pp.

2022

Racialized immigrants becoming part of the city : connecting migration, space and race : commentary to van Liempt

2023

Building on Ilse van Liempt’s (2023) lecture, this commentary addresses the connection and shift between forced displacement and local emplacement by addressing what becoming part of the city means for racialized immigrants. By bringing forward the notion of racialization I hope to contribute to a growing body of literature discussing how malleable and productive the concept of race – albeit erased and relegated to the past – keeps on shaping conversations about and across Europe. Connecting migration, space and race offers a particularly rich context in which to have this discussion because, as all three elements are mutually constructive, addressing them together exposes some of the compl…

Anti-Racism from the Margins: Welcoming Refugees at Schengen’s Northernmost Border

2018

Through events of solidarity with refugees that unfolded at the Arctic border between Norway and Russia in 2015, we critically address two common analyses of racism and humanitarianism. First, we argue that the often-claimed explanation that racism results from disenfranchised social class fails to identify solidarities across marginalized groups. Furthermore, as anti-Muslim racism has become more mainstream in the Nordic region, solidarity with refugees offers critical positions in relation to political centers. Second, the case demonstrates how humanitarian action and politicized refugee activism are not necessarily separate forms of action but more entangled forms of engagement. The case…

Developing Intercultural Mindedness through an Experiential Learning Activity—A Case Study from Singapore

2022

Recent incidents of alleged racism worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic have challenged us to ponder on the meaning and importance of intercultural education. However, it can be difficult to understand the ways in which intercultural discourse can be beneficial for learning, as well as prepare young people to act against racism and inequalities to work towards a more sustainable future. This study presents analysis of learning materials from a case study conducted in one secondary school in Singapore. The objective of the activity is for students to engage in intercultural learning by participating in walking trails with different themes in a few neighborhoods, to learn more about the histo…