An invisible minority: Romany Gypsies and the question of whiteness

IF 0.2 4区社会学 Q4 ANTHROPOLOGY Romani Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-01 DOI:10.3828/RS.2019.01

Emily Webb

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Abstract

Abstract:The aim of this paper is to explore the uncertain whiteness of Britain's Romany Gypsies. Their "white, but not quite" status means that Romany Gypsies are simultaneously accepted and rejected from the category of "white British." This paper will focus on the many ways in which Romany Gypsies become identifiable as "white others" despite being phenotypically unmarked by race. It seeks to understand the impact of whiteness upon Romany Gypsy claims to minorityhood, in relation to multiculturalism and antiracism, by exploring their competing claims to sameness and difference with white Britons. The paper will argue that whiteness renders Britain's Romany Gypsies an invisible minority who, by nature of their skin colour, often go unrecognized in narratives of racial and ethnic discrimination.

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一个看不见的少数群体：吉普赛人与白人问题

摘要：本文的目的是探讨英国吉普赛人不确定的白人身份。他们的“白人但不完全”身份意味着罗姆吉普赛人同时被“英国白人”所接受和拒绝。本文将重点关注罗姆吉普赛人在许多方面被视为“白人他人”，尽管他们在种族上没有明显的标记。它试图通过探索罗姆吉普赛人与英国白人对相同和不同的竞争主张，了解白人对罗姆吉普赛人对少数民族的主张与多元文化和反种族主义的影响。该论文认为，白人使英国的罗姆吉普赛人成为一个看不见的少数群体，由于他们的肤色，他们在种族和民族歧视的叙事中经常被忽视。

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Romani Studies Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

50.00%

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期刊介绍： Founded in 1888, the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society was published in four series up to 1982. In 2000, the journal became Romani Studies. On behalf of the Gypsy Lore Society, Romani Studies features articles on many different communities which, regardless of their origins and self-appellations in various languages, have been referred to in English as Gypsies. These communities include the descendants of migrants from the Indian subcontinent which have been considered as falling into three large subdivisions, Dom, Lom, and Rom. The field has also included communities of other origins which practice, or in the past have practiced, a specific type of service nomadism. The journal publishes articles in history, anthropology, ethnography, sociology, linguistics, art, literature, folklore and music, as well as reviews of books and audiovisual materials.