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Andrew Jameson
Chair, Russian Committee, ALL
Languages and Professional Development
1 Brook Street, Lancaster LA1 1SL UK
Tel: 01524 32371 (+44 1524 32371)
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> From: Duncan Large <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: CFP: The Role of the Romanies
> Date: 02 March 1999 11:14
>
> The Role of the Romanies:
> Images and Self-Images of Romanies/"Gypsies" in European Cultures
>
> An Interdisciplinary Conference
>
> University of Liverpool
> 15-18 September 2000
>
> Since their arrival in Europe at the beginning of the eleventh
> century, the "Gypsies" have stimulated and fascinated the European
> imagination, but have also always been perceived as "other" and
> marginalised. At the end of the millennium, after centuries of
> discrimination and persecution, Romanies/"Gypsies" remain the least
> understood and least popular ethnic minority group in most European
> countries. Yet very few people have first-hand knowledge of them.
>
> This conference seeks to address the questions raised by the
> ambivalent encounter of the "Gypsies" with European cultures. It
> aims both to re-examine Gadjo constructions of Romanies/"Gypsies" in
> the Orientalist style over the centuries and to appraise and compare
> the contributions made by Romanies themselves to European cultures.
>
> We invite contributions in the fields of linguistics, cultural and
> media studies (particularly film and music), literary studies, social
> history, and anthropology. The language of the conference will be
> English. The organisers plan to publish a selection of the papers.
> Offers of papers by Romanies and papers relating to Eastern Europe are
> particularly welcome.
>
> Those interested in contributing a paper should please contact with a
> brief expose either
>
> Prof Nicholas Saul
> Department of German
> University of Liverpool
> Modern Languages Building
> Liverpool L69 3BX
>
> Tel.: 00 44-151 794 2351/2
> Telefax: 00 44-151 794 2307
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
> or
>
> Dr Susan Tebbutt
> Dept of Modern Languages
> University of Bradford
> Bradford
> West Yorkshire BD7 1DP
>
> Tel.: 00 44-1274 234588
> Telefax: 00 44-1274 385590
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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