Full Description
Thirty years after the collapse of Communism, and at a time of increasing anti-migrant and anti-Roma sentiment, this book analyses how Roma identity is expressed in contemporary Europe. From backgrounds ranging from political theory, postcolonial, cultural and gender studies to art history, feminist critique and anthropology, the contributors reflect on the extent to which a politics of identity regarding historically disadvantaged, racialized minorities such as the Roma can still be legitimately articulated.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword: Roma, Jews and European History
Malachi H. Hacohen
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
PART I: INTRODUCTIONS
Introduction: The Roma in Contemporary Europe: Struggling for Identity at a Time of Proliferating Identity Politics
Huub van Baar with Angéla Kóczé
Chapter 1. Decolonizing Canonical Roma Representations: The Cartographer with an Army
Huub van Baar
PART II: SOCIETY, HISTORY AND CITIZENSHIP
Chapter 2. The Impact of Multi-faceted Segregation on Roma Collective Identity and Citizenship Rights
Júlia Szalai
Chapter 3. Reflections on Socialist-Era Archives in Hungary and Shifting Romani Identity
Nidhi Trehan
Chapter 4. Gendered and Racialized Social Insecurity of Roma in East Central Europe
Angéla Kóczé
PART III: EUROPE AND THE CHALLENGE OF 'ETHNIC MINORITY GOVERNANCE'
Chapter 5. Governing the Roma, Bordering Europe: Europeanization, Securitization and Differential Inclusion
Huub van Baar
Chapter 6. Ethnic Identity and Policymaking: A Critical Analysis of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
Iulius Rostas
PART IV: GENDER AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Chapter 7. Intersectional Intricacies: Romani Women's Activists at the Crossroads of Race and Gender
Debra L. Schultz
Chapter 8. Can the Tables Be Turned with a New Strategic Alliance? The Struggles of the Romani Women's Movement in Central and Eastern Europe
Violetta Zentai
PART V: ART AND CULTURE
Chapter 9. Ethnicity Unbound: Conundrums of Culture in Representations of Roma
Carol Silverman
Chapter 10. Identity as a Weapon of the Weak? Understanding the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture - An Interview with Tímea Junghaus and Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka
Tina Magazzini
Chapter 11. A 'Gypsy Revolution': The Ongoing Legacy of Delaine & Damian Le Bas
Annabel Tremlett and Delaine Le Bas
Epilogue: The Challenge of Recognition, Redistribution and Representation of Roma in Contemporary Europe.
Angéla Kóczé and Huub van Baar
Index
