The Roma in European Societies Initiative
at Central European University
cordially invites you to the conference
Critical Approaches to Romani Studies
25-26 May 2017
Central European University, Nador utca 15, Budapest, Auditorium A
Roma have been an object of academic inquiry for centuries. In spite of the increasing number of articles, studies, and books, especially since the collapse of communism, Roma participation in shaping the discourses on themselves has remained very limited. In the name of scientism and objectivity, Roma have been de facto excluded from knowledge production.
Recently, there is an increasing number of Roma and non-Roma researchers and academics using critical theories and methods in their work on and with Roma. They are proposing a paradigm shift in Romani Studies to challenge the dominant academic and policy discourses. They propose inquiries into the forms of oppression Roma are facing, the importance of racism and structural discrimination for Roma and Romani identity. The conference brings together junior and senior, Roma and non-Roma scholars embracing critical approaches from more than a dozen countries and more than twenty universities.
draft program: http://bit.ly/2draftprogram
abstracts: http://bit.ly/2abstracts
online streaming: 25 May 9.00-11.30 https://videosquare.ceu.edu/en/live
Please register online by 19 May at http://bit.ly/3confreg
The Roma in European Societies initiative has been launched in 2016 as the first of its kind in higher education a new interdisciplinary effort to support existing work to improve the situation of Roma in all sectors at local, national, and regional levels through teaching and research, leadership development and community outreach funded by a consortium of grant makers the VELUX Foundations, Open Society Foundations’ Roma Initiatives Office (RIO) and the Roma Education Fund (REF).
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Photo credit: Safe European Home? Applique Flag 2011 - Ongoing, Hellerau Dresden 2015, Damian Le Bas & Delaine Le Bas, Photograph by Delaine Le Bas