REES 261 - Roma, “Gypsies,” Travelers

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU

Focusing largely but not exclusively on groups within Europe and its diasporas who identify as Roma, Sinti, Travelers, or Gypsies, this course considers how cultural notions of civilization, danger, and race arise through contact between majority populations and minority groups of marginal and/or migrant status. Drawing comparisons to other minority and refugee groups, we will examine how Romani activists, anthropologists, and creators of cultural/historical archives have contributed to rights movements and will evaluate and qualify their results now at the conclusion of the European Union’s Decade of Romani Inclusion. The course involves an oral-history project with local Roma Gypsy residents. Field trips required.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: I. MacMillen

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Anthropolgy