Organizers:

Tina Magazzini (Ethnological Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences)
Martin Fotta (Ethnological Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences)

This conference explores the social positions of the Romani people, the nature of anti-Romani stereotypes, and Romani agency in relation to other ethno-racial projects. It brings together critical perspectives on Romani racial formations, ethnicity, membership, and belonging, moving beyond isolated and compartmentalised majority-minority approaches. Speakers will explore ways scholars can analyse Romani racialization as intimately related to other racial projects. They will examine historical interactions between Romani people and other ethno-racial communities, tracing transnational and intercultural connections, and investigating how Romani experiences have been shaped by broader social processes. Finally, presenters will consider how different social justice movements influence one another and explore the formation of alliances. In doing so, they will invite the reimagination of solidarity that goes beyond notions of racial or ethnic unity based on prior similarity, recognising instead heterogeneity and differential modes of exclusion and incorporation. 

This event brings together critical perspectives on Romani racialization, transnational solidarity, and the intersections of activism, ethnicity, and social justice. Speakers will explore relational approaches to Romani experiences and their connection to broader ethno-racial projects.

The conference is open to the public, but registration is required due to limited capacity.

📝 Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/HGQ7SNK2Rq

The conference is supported by the Czech Academy of Sciences' Lumina Quaeruntur Fellowship (project Romani Atlantic: Transcontinental Logic of Ethno-Racial Identities, LQ300582201) and Strategy AV21 - Identities in the World of Wars and Crises. It is organized by the Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Prague Center for Romani Histories at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University; CEU Romani Studies Program and French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES, CNRS-MEAE).

If you have any questions about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact the conveners Tina Magazzini (magazzini@eu.cas.cz) or Martin Fotta (fotta@eu.cas.cz). For logistical or practical matters please contact grants@eu.cas.cz.