![]() ![]() ![]() I want to focus on Romani women writers since their voices need to be heard not only outside of Romani communities, but also within. We not only need to resist and confront the literary tradition, but also listen to voices of Romani people themselves to realize that there is no one homogeneous lifestyle and forms of struggles that these groups face. Romani people are depicted either as liars, thieves, fortune tellers or as having a romanticized nomadic life-style. ![]() Unfortunately, most of these presentations are misrepresentations. Only in Britain, since the beginning of 20th century, 351 novels, 199 plays, and 133 ballads have been written that represent implicitly or explicitly Romani characters. In addition to different kinds of oppression that Romani people have been facing, it is also through literature or art that their oppression is perpetuated and systematized. Sometimes, it is more effective to use subtle tools of oppression that crawl into our everyday lives without us realizing it. ![]() Listening to Voices of Romani Women Writers a Way to Challenge the Western Myths about “Gypsies”ĭominant power structures are not always working in explicit, violent ways. To challenge these representations and re-claim voices of Romani people, the article discusses the importance of works by Romani women writers such as Papusza and Hedina Tahirović Sijerčić. This article explores different ways in which Romani people have been misrepresented in the Western literature. ![]()
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