1st Edition
Constructing Identities over Time “Bad Gypsies” and “Good Roma” in Russia and Hungary
By Jekatyerina Dunajeva
Copyright 2022
238 Pages
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Central European University Press
Jekatyerina Dunajeva explores how two dominant stereotypes—“bad Gypsies” and “good Roma”—took hold in formal and informal educational institutions in Russia and Hungary. She shows that over centuries “Gypsies” came to be associated with criminality, lack of education, and backwardness. The second notion, of proud, empowered, and educated... Read more
Acknowledgments, PART I: Introduction, 1. Author's Purpose, 2. Theories and Concepts, PART II: Bad Gypsies and Good Roma in Historical Perspective, 3. Early Nation and State Building in Empires, 4. The End of Empires, 5. State Socialism (1945-1989), PART III. Contemporary Identity Formation, 6. Fieldwork Fieldwork and Positionality Ethnography, 7. Bad Gypsies, 8. Making Good Roma from Bad Gypsies, 9. Negotiating Identity Identity Struggles Identity and Belonging Kinship and Community, PART IV: Concluding Remarks, 10. Summary and Best Practices, Best Practices, References, Index
Biography
Jekatyerina Dunajeva is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest.
