13.00-14.30 panel 4: The representation of Roma in ethnography, popular culture and fine art
Papers:
Maria Luiza Medeleanu (University of Bucharest): The Soap Opera Gipsy Heart: Representations and Perceptions
Ecaterina Puia (George Emil Palade University, Târgu Mureş): Identity and Rroma Imagology in the 19th Century
Monica Murgia (Bologna University): The Importance of Being “Gypsy”: Ethnographic Study of Indian Kalbelias “Gypsies” of Rajasthan
Chair:
Jan Selling (Sodertorn University)
Discussant:
Dezso Mate
14.30-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-16.30 book panel: The Roma and Their Struggle for Identity in Contemporary Europe
Roundtable discussion with the authors: Huub van Baar, Delaine Le Bas, Malachi Hacohen, Tina Magazzini, Angela Kocze, Iulius Rostas, Debra Schultz, Julia Szalai, Nidhi Trehan, Violetta Zentai.
Chair: Peter Vermeersch
19.00 - 20.20 Discussion on Roma Slavery and Screening of Letter of Forgiveness
Panelists:
Alina Serban (actress, director, protagonist of the film)
Adrian-Nicolae Furtună (Quality of Life Research Institute, Romanian Academy; National Centre of Roma Culture)
Chair: Katalin Nemeth (Central European University)