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ANTH 4020/5020. Roma communities today Historical background, culture and current issues. - Week 2 Class 2: The Roma of Svinia -. Today‘s outline. Documentary „The Gypsies of Svinia“ (1999) 50 min Film discussion Text presentation (Sean)
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ANTH 4020/5020 Roma communities todayHistorical background, culture and current issues - Week 2 Class 2: The Roma of Svinia -
Today‘s outline • Documentary „The Gypsies of Svinia“ (1999) 50 min • Film discussion • Text presentation (Sean) D. Scheffel. 2004. Slovak Roma on the threshold of Europe.
Documentary „The Roma of Svinia“National Film Board of Canada, 1999 (58 min.)
Film Discussion – Questions: 1. How do the „whites“ see the „gypsies“? 2. How do the Roma see themselves? 3. Does the situation of the Roma remind you of the (past or present) situation of other (ethnic) group? 4. How does watching the film affect your feelings/emotions? 5. How did watching the film change your ideas (stereotypes …) about the Roma?
Weblink http://www.roma.sk/kcpro/svinia-fr.htm and: http://svinia.net/index.html
Assigned reading Scheffel, David. 2004 ‘Slovak Roma on the threshold of Europe, Anthropology’ Today, 20(1), pp. 6-13 Short presentation by Sean