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
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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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