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What and how much do we know about Roma women and Roma in general and what are our sources of information when it comes to Roma? What kind of representations of the Roma woman do we find in the public space?

Inhalt des Vortrages:
This research aims to investigate how this contradictory image of the Roma woman was built and if these images reflect the identity of the Roma woman, or rather a false image based on a perception that has been generated, mostly, by people who are not part of the Roma community. Moreover, It discusses the impact of these representations on the identity of Roma women and how they affect their relationships with others and society’s perception of them.

At the same time, it presents other perspectives of Roma women that do not fit into the figure as she is perceived in the collective mind, contributing to the building of a balanced image that actual Roma women identify with and which resonates with them.

Zur Person:
Luiza Medeleanu follows an European PhD in Cultural Studies at Center of Excellence in Image Study (CESI), University of Bucharest in collaboration with Central European University Budapest (CEU) and L’École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Paris. Her doctoral thesis treats the image of Roma in mainstream series related with the ethics of fictionality and cultural identity. Currently she is Assistant Professor associate at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Bucharest, the Romani department, where she teaches Romani Culture and Literature.

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