Romani Writing: Literacy, Literature and Identity Politics

ISBN-13: 9781138286757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 236 str.

Paola Toninato

Opis

Paola Toninato challenges common and popular depictions of Roma (commonly known as 'Gypsies') literacy by examining Roma literacy rates and the Roma's deep understanding of literacy and its implications, including the use of writing for a range of different purposes.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1. Romani Literacies  1. Writing and the Gypsies  2. Educating the Gypsies  3. Education and Literacy Acquisition from a Romani Perspective  Part 2. The Rise of Romani Literature  4. The Rise of Romani Writing: An Overview  5. Roma Writing Themselves  6. Theorising Romani Literature: Literary Categories and Textual Strategies  Part 3. The Politics of Romani Writing  7. The Political Use of Romani Writing and the Rise of an International Romani Intelligentsia  8. The Mediating Role of Romani Literacy

O autorze

Paola Toninato is a Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, UK. Her publications include The Creolization Reader, co-edited with Robin Cohen, and Differences on Stage, co-edited with Alessandra De Martino and Paolo Puppa.