Organizers:

Ann Ostendorf (Gonzaga University)
Vita Zalar (University of Ljubljana)

The scholarly study of race, racism, racialization, and racial capitalism on a global scale has profoundly transformed our understanding of the nineteenth century. It has been established that ideas about race influenced the thoughts and experiences of all people who lived in the nineteenth century. The concept of race permeated various facets of society, including law, politics, science, and diplomacy. This racial thinking was instrumental in supporting colonial projects, leading to the displacement of populations from their ancestral lands, the restriction of access to resources, the criminalization of individuals, and the dislocation of millions worldwide.

This two-day conference will facilitate a dialogue between scholars of nineteenth-century racecraft and Romani history. The organizers of this conference extend an invitation to contributors to deliberate on the repercussions of racialization on Romani communities during the nineteenth century.