Recently added articles from Romani Studies:
The fight against the Swiss Yenish and the 'Children of the open road' campaign
Dec 01, 2008; ... In order to eradicate vagrancy in Switzerland, between 1926 and 1973 children of Yenish origin were systematically taken from their parents and placed with foster families, in homes and institutions. With the support of the authorities and under the auspices of the renowned Pro Juventute ...
Labour market restructuring and employment pathways: The case of a mixed community (Roma, non-Roma) in north-west Greece
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article draws on findings from an ongoing study on social mobility and education of Roma and non-Roma people in a provincial town in the north-west of Greece. My focus is on employment trajectories of individuals and the labour-market transformations this area underwent in the post-war ...
Princes Amongst Men. Journey with Gypsy Musicians
Dec 01, 2008; ... Princes Amongst Men. Journey with Gypsy Musicians. Garth Cartwright. 2005. London: Serpent's Tail. 310pp. ISBN 1-85242-877-5 Reviewed by Gergo Pulay Garth Cartwright's book on the Gypsy musics and musicians of four EasternEuropean countries-Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and ...
Kratka morfologija na ciganskija dialekt na Ljaskovec [A brief morphology of the Gypsy dialect of Ljaskovec]
Dec 01, 2008; ... Kratka morfologija na ciganskija dialekt na Ljaskovec [A brief morphology of the Gypsy dialect of Ljaskovec]. Ilija Angacev. Edited by Birgit Igla. Veliko Tarnovo: Faber 2008. 124 pages, ISBN 978-54-775-917-6. Reviewed by Viktor Elsík The publication under review is a brief ...
Romanes (Sinte) (Languages of the World/Materials 105)/Sepecides-Romani (Languages of the World/Materials 106)/Burgenland-Romani (Languages of the World/Materials 107)/Lithuanian Romani (Languages of the World/Materials 452)/Dolenjska Romani (Languages of the World/Materials 457)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Romanes (Sinte) (Languages of the World/Materials 105). Daniel Holzinger. Munich. LINCOM Europa. 1995. 45 pp. ISBN 3-89586-017-4 (Pb.) Sepecides-Romani (Languages of the World/Materials 106). Petra Cech and Moses F Heinschink. Munich, LINCOM Europa. 1996. 65 pp. isbn 3-89586036-0 ...
'Gypsies' in European Literature and Culture
Dec 01, 2008; ... 'Gypsies' in European Literature and Culture, edited by Valentina Glajar and Domnica Radulescu. New York, Basingstoke: Palgrave and MacMillan, 2008 263 pp. including index ISBN 13-978-0-230-60324-0. Reviewed by Susan Kirwan Twelve authors investigate representations of Roma, ...
Ethnicisation of value-the value of ethnicity: The prestige-item economy as a performance of ethnic identity among the Gabors of Transylvania (Rumania)
Jun 01, 2007; ... The study analyzes some of the ideologies and practices related to the silver beakers and tankards which are defined as highly valued prestige items by a Romani ethnic subgroup (known as Gabors) living in Transylvania, Rumania. After describing some features of the Gabors's prestige-item ...
Gypsies, ethnicity, and the labour market: An introduction
Jun 01, 2007; ... The article reports on two years of ethnographic research carried out within a Gypsy community in an area on the outskirts of Porto, in northern Portugal. Data were collected during participating observation in labour environments (fairs) and residential settings (a council ward) as well as from ...
The Berlin Memorial for the murdered Sinti and Roma: Problems and points for discussion1
Jun 01, 2007; ... In 2005, a Memorial was dedicated in Berlin for the Jews of Europe murdered under the National Socialist regime. Since the non-Jewish victims of National Socialism were excluded in the setting of such an emblem of memory, there were various calls for additional central memorials for other groups ...
The Gypsy Court in Eastern Europe
Jun 01, 2007; ... The Gypsy court is one of the central and most elaborated subjects in Romani studies. Its nature and origin have been widely discussed. The article presents, for the first time, rich comparative material on Gypsy courts gathered from Gypsy groups in Central, South-Eastern, and Eastern Europe ....
Memories of a Gypsy
Jun 01, 2007; ... Memories of a Gypsy. Victor Vishnevsky. Cheverly, MD: Salo Press. 2006. 156 pp., six photographs. $20.00. ISBN 978-0-9787728-0-2 (pb). Reviewed by Anne Sutherland Memories of a Gypsy is an autobiographical account of the life of Victor Vishnevsky, a Lovara Rom. His tribe came ...
Obituary: Michael Zimmermann
Jun 01, 2007; ... 17 November 1951-20 January 2007 The historian Michael Zimmerman, member of the editorial board of Romani Studies, passed away on January 20, 2007, after an eight-month struggle against cancer. Zimmermann was an outstanding scholar who was particularly engaged in researching the Nazi ...
Antiziganismus und Sozialarbeit
Jun 01, 2007; ... Antiziganismus und Sozialarbeit. Gernot Haupt. Berlin: Frank & Timme. 2006. 343 pp. ISBN 3-86596-076-6. Reviewed by Lorely French The fear in Western Europe of mass migration of Roma from Eastern Europe has given rise to heightened anti-Roma sentiments and politics in all of ...
The Romani voice in world politics: The United Nations and non-state actors
Jun 01, 2007; ... The Romani voice in world politics: The United Nations and non-state actors. Ilona Klímová-Alexander. Aldershot: Ashgate. 2005. ISBN 0-7546-4173-2. xiv + 195 pp. Reviewed by Yaron Matras The appropriateness of the term 'political movement" with reference to Romani activism is ...
The role of the Romanies. Images and counter-images of 'Gypsies'/Romanies in European cultures
Jun 01, 2007; ... The role of the Romanies. Images and counter-images of 'Gypsies'/Romanies in European cultures. Edited by Nicholas Saul and Susan Tebbull. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. 2004. xi + 258 pp. ISBN 0-85323-679-8 (Ub.) Reviewed by Peter Widmann With the concept of role, the ...
Greek Roma social performance, resistance and conflict resolution: The case of a Roma trial
Dec 01, 2006; ... This article explores cultural and political issues surrounding the trial of a son-in-law who killed his pregnant wife. My aim is to explore, on the basis this social event, Greek Roma's social performance as a form of resistance and a means to release tension in times of conflict. I discuss ...
Djorgovci: An ambivalent identity
Dec 01, 2006; ... On the territory of ex-Yugoslavia numerous Romani groups, with special ethnic and cultural characteristics, have formed. One of them is the Djorgovci, mentioned only sporadically in ethnographic literature as a specific group of Orthodox Gypsies who speak the Serbian language and live in south ...
Assessing Gypsies and Travellers needs: Partnership working and 'The Cambridge Project'
Dec 01, 2006; ... This article discusses the Cambridgeshire and Sub-Regional Area Gypsy and Traveller Needs Assessment, a research project funded by a consortium of local authorities; primary care trusts and education services. It was initiated in response to UK Government legislation which required that Gypsies' ...
Bargaining to win: Feminine dealing with outsiders in a group of settled 'voyageurs'
Dec 01, 2006; ... This article will set out the contradictions between the way in which women affirm their femininity using violence and seduction with outsiders before they get married, and the constraints and fears surrounding their bodies since childhood. It will draw attention to the importance of competition ...
The Spanish Gypsy: The history of a European obsession
Dec 01, 2006; ... The Spanish Gypsy: The history of a European obsession. Lou CharnonDeutsch. University Park: Penn State Press. 2004. 286 pp. ISBN 0271023597. Reviewed by Juan F. Gamella This is a nicely illustrated book written by the well-known Hispanicist Lou Charnon-Deutsch, author of ...