Gypsy Feminism

Intersectional Politics, Alliances, Gender and Queer Activism

Laura Corradi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

94 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-30033-0 (ISBN)

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Clumsy stereotypes of the Romani and Travellers communities abound, not only culturally in programmes such as Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, but also amongst educators, social workers, administrators and the medical profession. Gypsy cultures are invariably presented as ruled by tradition and machismo. Women are presented as helpless victims, especially when it comes to gendered forms of violence. The reality, however, is much more complicated.

In Gypsy Feminism, Laura Corradi demonstrates how Romaphobia – racist and anti-Gypsy rhetoric and prejudice, pervading every level of society – has led to a situation where Romani communities face multiple discrimination. In this context, the empowerment of women and girls becomes still more difficult: until recently, for example, women have largely remained silent about domestic violence in order to protect their communities, which are already under attack. Examining feminist research and action within Romani communities, Corradi demonstrates the importance of an intersectional approach in order to make visible the combination of racism and sexism that Gypsy women face every day.

This concise and authoritative book will appeal to scholars and students in the areas of Sociology, Cultural Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies and Anthropology, as well as Politics, Media Studies, Social Policy, and Social Work. It is also an invaluable resource for activists, community and social service workers, and policymakers.

Laura Corradi is an eco-feminist and anti-racist activist. With a past as fugitive child, Traveller and blue-collar worker–student, she earned her PhD from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She holds a researcher position at the University of Calabria, teaching gender studies and intersectional methodology.

00a_Title Page and Dedication

00b_Preface

00c_Acknowledgements

00d_Terminological Note. The Politics of Words.

00e_Historical Note. Women, Families and Communities from Porrajmos to Antigypsyism.

Patriarchal Traditions and Feminist Intersectional Research

Twenty years of Gender Activism and Feminism

Focus on Romani Feminism

Decolonizing Feminist Theory and Research

Gypsies as Queer and the Queer Gypsy.

Academic Invisibility, Gypsy Epistemology and the Importance of ‘Halfies’

Body Politics, Media-activism and the Re-appropriation of Signifiers.

Conclusion. Gypsy Springs, Feminisms, and Alliances

09. Further Readings

10. Chapter's Abstracts

Erscheinungsdatum	28.11.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Advances in Sociology
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	249 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-138-30033-0 / 1138300330
ISBN-13	978-1-138-30033-0 / 9781138300330
Zustand	Neuware