Date of Award
2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Program
Anthropology
Supervisor
Dr. Randa Farah
Abstract
This thesis examines the larger themes and processes involved in identity reconstructions, and the appropriation of labels and categories at various levels as part of a struggle by the Roma against their marginalization and persecution. Through a focus on several significant sites of negotiation and contestation where Romani actors encounter and interface with hegemonic institutions and discourses, including current Canadian immigration policies and media coverage, I propose that “identities” invoke historical narratives, whether individual or collective, and are used in diverse ways. This research on the Roma is also useful in understanding the experiences of other refugees and minorities when examining state policies and is intended to fill the current gap in the anthropological literature on Romani communities
Recommended Citation
Butler, Julianna Calder, "CONTESTED HISTORIES AND IDENTITIES: ROMANI REFUGEES IN TORONTO" (2009). Digitized Theses. 3864.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/3864