Non-Fiction Books:

Mobilizing Romani Ethnicity

Romani Political Activism in Argentina, Colombia and Spain
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!
$219.99 was $226.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $55.00 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 27 Jun - 9 Jul using International Courier

Description

The Roma issue is generally treated as a European matter. Indeed, the Roma are the largest European minority—their presence outside of Europe is a result of various waves of migration over the past four hundred years. Likewise, the stereotypes associated with the Roma—the problematized, stigmatized status of a “Gypsy” as well as the historical and contemporary manifestations of antigypsyism—are also of European origin. This book claims, however, that the perception of Roma being strictly a European issue is flawed, and that re-connecting the Roma issue globally represents an important learning experience and an added value. The book offers a critical exploration of Romani political activism in Colombia and Argentina, and compares it to that in Spain, narrated from the intimate perspective of Romani actors themselves. By outlining parallel lineages of Romani activism in three countries and on two continents, the author arrives at broad conclusions regarding the nature of ethnic mobilization. Mirga-Kruszelnicka proposes a new synergetic conceptualization of this multidirectional concept as an interplay between political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and frames of identity. Contributing to the vivid debate about the relationship between the researcher and the researched, the book also includes an original discussion of the positionality of scholars of Romani background.

Author Biography:

Dr. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka is an anthropologist and a Romani activist. She has conducted extensive research with Romani communities in multiple European and Latin American countries, with a particular focus on Romani political mobilization, ethnopolitics and identity construction. Since 2018, she serves as the deputy director of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC).  Ethel Brooks is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology at Rutgers University (USA) and a Tate-TRAiN Transnational Fellow at the University of the Arts-London, where she was 2011-2012 US-UK Fulbright Distinguished Chair. 
Release date Australia
October 15th, 2022
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Foreword by Ethel Brooks
Illustrations
1 Maps; 1 Tables, black and white
Pages
316
ISBN-13
9789633864494
Product ID
35213079

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Help & options

Filed under...