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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Public outreach 3. 1. 2025 Postdoctoral position in the Romani Atlantic project We are pleased to announce a position available in the Romani Atlantic project. As a postdoctoral researcher, you can work as a part of a research team within the project ‘Romani Atlantic: Transcontinental Logic of Ethno-Racial Identities’ coordinated by Dr. Martin Fotta.

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.

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