We are pleased to invite you to a series of roundtable discussions to promote critical approaches to analyze the situation of Roma. Roma have been an object of academic and policy inquiry for centuries; however, until recently, due to structural discrimination, few Romani people have been allowed to shape the discourses on themselves. The establishment of the Romani Studies Program at CEU represents a turning point in this academic environment by applying a broader definition of scholarship and knowledge production and involving activist-scholars. In the framework of the discussion series, past and present fellows of CEU’s Romani Studies Program present and discuss their pioneering work on the oppression, resistance and emancipation of Romani people. These discussions propose inquiries into the forms of racialization of Roma and the mechanisms and impact of racism and structural discrimination on Roma and Romani identity.
Date: 23 January 2019 3:30 PM
Place: Central European University, Budapest, Nádor utca 15. Room 103.
Our invited Scolars will be:
Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka (European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture)
Ciprian Cătălin Necula (Aresel Movement)
Ismael Cortés (Podemos, Member of the Spanish Parliament)
Discussant: Zsolt Enyedi (Professor of Political Science, CEU)
Chair: Angéla Kóczé (Acting Chair of Romani Studies Program, CEU)
Registration by 21 January: http://bit.ly/3a3uWJ3
All sessions are open to the public either in person in Budapest or through online streaming at https://www.youtube.com/ceuhungary/live
Event webpage: https://events.ceu.edu/2020-01-23/who-afraid-identity-politics-lessons-romani-activism
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1409842755831621/
Upcoming discussions
- Resistance and resilience: Romani women and LGBTQ persons (6 February 16.30-18.00)
- Alienation through representation (27 February 16.30-18.00)