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Can ‘Slavic’ Speak for Minorities? — Who Gets to Belong in Eastern Europe? - Talk 4
Global “Gypsy": Balkan Romani Music, Representation, and Appropriation / Carol Silverman
In the last four decades the popularity of Balkan "Gypsy" music has exploded, becoming a staple at world music festivals and dance clubs in the United States and Western Europe. At the same time, thousands of Balkan Roma have emigrated westward due to deteriorating living conditions, racist threats and increased violence. In this heightened atmosphere of xenophobia, entrenched stereotypes have arisen amidst deportations and harassment. Roma, as Europe’s largest minority and one of its quintessential “historic others,” face the paradox that they are revered for their music yet reviled as people. This illustrated lecture will explore the challenges Balkan Roma face as well as their resilience in transnational sites.
This is a hybrid event, please register here: https://myumi.ch/y14ew
This is a hybrid event, please register here: https://myumi.ch/y14ew
| Building: | Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) |
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| Event Type: | Presentation |
| Tags: | Crees, Eastern Europe, International, Music, Rackham, Slavic, Weiser Center For Europe And Eurasia |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Slavic Languages & Literatures, School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD), Rackham Graduate School, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, Department of Anthropology |
Videos of programs organized by WCEE affiliates are posted on the CCPS and CREES websites.
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