American Roma (eBook)

A Modern Investigation of Lived Experiences and Media Portrayals

Melanie R. Covert (Autor)

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2018
282 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-5840-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores the representation of American Roma from the nineteenth-century to today by examining portrayals in newsprint, television, movies, and social media.

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American Roma: A Modern Investigation of Lived Experiences and Media Portrayals explores the representation of American Roma from the nineteenth-century to today by examining portrayals in newsprint, television, movies, and social media. The lived experiences of American Roma are considered through the lens of twenty-three Roma men and women who live across the United States. Their stories highlight experiences across almost a hundred years of life in the United States and are compared with narratives collected from European Roma lives. Their narratives catalogue the extreme prejudice they have encountered in America and the struggles they have faced economically, socially, and educationally. Their narratives highlight their involvement in the civil rights movement, a history of fighting for equality under discriminatory laws, and unfair treatment by law enforcement. The role of Roma women in the fight for equality is also highlighted as readers come to understand their position at the intersection of ethnicity and gender. This book is a new look at Roma ethnicity explored from the perspective of the American Roma about American Roma.

Autor

Melanie R. Covert is assistant professor of psychology at Brenau University.

Inhalt

Introduction: The Roma: Who They Are1. Roma Media Representations: Fantasy and Fiction2. Discrimination and Prejudice in the Daily Lives of the Roma3. Roma Lives and Attitudes: A Look into the Past and the Present4. The Price of Roma Prejudice: Structural and Personal Marginalization5. Roma and Education6. Roma Identity and Traditional Lifestyles: Protective Barriers in a Hostile World7. Roma Activism and Final Thoughts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.5.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: assimilation • Borat • Current Discrimination • Education • ethnography • Gender • Gyspy • Historical Discrimination • Immigrants • media • Media Studies • My Big Fat Gyspy Wedding • Prejudice • Racism • Roma • Roma Men • Romani • Romani Life • Roma Women • Sherlock: Game of Shadows • The Hunchback of Notre Dame • thinner
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-5840-2 / 1498558402
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-5840-2 / 9781498558402