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ROMANI ATLANTIC
TRANSCONTINENTAL LOGIC OF ETHNO-RACIAL IDENTITIES
A project that adopts a novel comparative transnational and intercultural perspective in order to examine Romani diaspora and anti-Romani sentiments.
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Presentations
20. 11. 2024
Conference A NOVÍSSIMA FICÇÃO PORTUGUESA (Colóquio Internacional em homenagem a Teresa Veiga) in Lisbon
Karolina Válová presented a literary theme associated with the Romani Atlantic project: "Pretending to Be a Roma Girl in the Novel Myra by Maria Velho da Costa," at a conference in Lisbon.
Presentations
22. 10. 2024
Romani Penal Convicts within the 18th Century Lusophone World
On 11 October 2024, Martin Fotta discussed how the convict transport system in early modern Portugal targeted Romani people through racialized legislation, leading to their forced labour, permanent exile, and displacement to colonies like Angola as part of a broader colonial strategy to marginalize and erase their community.
Events
23. 9. 2024
Call for Papers: Romani Racialization Beyond Majority-Minority Narratives: Transnationalism, Activism, and Solidarity
The conference will take place from 21–23 May 2025 at Vila Lanna, Prague.
Presentations
10. 7. 2024
The 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference
At the 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference "Migration as a Social Construction: A Reflexive Turn" that took place in Lisbon, on 2-5 July 2024, Tina Magazzini presented findings from the Romani Atlantic project.
Presentations
25. 6. 2024
Race, Nation and Lusophone Gypsylorism
At the 2024 Prague Forum for Romani Histories conference, Martin argued that 19th-century scholarship's view of Romani people was influenced by colonial and race dynamics.
Publications
18. 6. 2024
Romanies within the interlocking matrix of racialization: How Ciganos in Brazil became accused of introducing an infectious disease
In his recent article, Martin Fotta argues that the Romani racial project cannot be isolated from other projects and Romani racialization does not occur separately from other communities.
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