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Romani American history: Historical absences and their consequences

Original title: Historia Romów amerykańskich: Historyczne nieobecności i ich konsekwencje
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Abstract

American historians have created an historical absence by ignoring Romani people’s presence in evidence from the past. The origins of this “absence-ing” are multifaceted and interrelated, but fundamentally stem from the continued influence of out-of-date and unprofessional ways of thinking and knowing. Examining and understanding “absence-ing” requires a consideration of the nature of the discipline of history as well as a history of the missing historicization of Romani Americans. The consequences of the “absence-ing” of Romani people from American histories have negatively and distinctively influenced four different groups of people: historians of the Americas; historians of Romani people in Europe; Romani studies scholars of the Americas who are not historians; and Romani Americans. The harm that each of these four groups experiences builds upon and influences the others. Epistemic injustice is thus perpetuated in linked ways.

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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
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Original language

Polish

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 11-50

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Studia Romologica (Volume 18)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 2025

Publication status

Published - 2025

ISSN

1689-4758