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French, Lorely / Hertrampf, Marina Ortrud M. (eds.)
Approaches to a “new" World Literature
Romani Literature(s) as (re-)writing and self-empowerment
Reihe Ästhetik(en) der Roma – Selbst- und Fremdrepräsentationen, Band-Nr. 4
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254 Seiten
21 x 14,8 cm
Erscheinungstermin 20.11.2023
Bestell-Nr. E96091609
ISBN 978-3-96091-609-3
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The history of written Romani literature is only about 100 years old, and thus Romani literatures are still being defined and consolidated. At least two special features characterize this young literature: on the one hand, it is a multilingual diasporic world literature that often can be characterized as engaged literature and tries to deconstruct various age-old stereotypes of the minority. On the other hand, female authors play a strikingly prominent role. Female authors frequently achieve visibility with their texts on the national book markets. Some authors appear in their own texts as committed feminists and/or human rights activists. For other authors, sexuality and gender play a less prominent role in their works. Additionally, women often also play very central roles in texts by male authors.
Therefore, this volume aims to explore the different facets of Romani literatures on two interrelated axes. First, the essays explore the status of several diverse works as transnational world literature. Second, the contributions examine the significance of writing as a form of social engagement and self-empowerment. What emerges is the observation that mainly women authors have been speaking out and standing up for their rights as women and Romnya.

With contributions from
Oksana Marafioti, Ana Belén Martín Sevillano, Martin Shaw, Kirsten von Hagen, Marina Ortrud M. Hertrampf, Emilia Kledzik, Florian Homann, Paola Toninato, Sidonia Bauer, Lorely French, Viola Parente-Capková


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Contents (page 5-6)

Lorely French and Marina Ortrud Hertrampf
Introductory Reflections on Romani Literature(s) as Engaged World Literature (page 7-19)

I. TRANSNATIONAL WRITING AS NEW WORLD LITERATURE

Oksana Marafioti
Borderlands (page 23-27)

Ana Belén Martín Sevillano
Representing the Romani Self: Trauma in Autobiographical Narratives (page 29-46)

Martin Shaw
Political Interventions in Space and Place in Uriah Burton’s Uriah Burton “Big Just”: His Life, His Aims, His Ideals (page 47-65)

Kirsten von Hagen
“L’oiseau que tu croyais surprendre/Battit de l’aile et s’envola”. Rewriting and Mythic Bricolage in the Work of Contemporary Francophone Roma Authors (page 67-85)

Marina Ortrud M. Hertrampf
(Romani) Biofiction as World Literature: A Case Study of Núria León de Santiago’s Mahler’s Angel (page 87-95)

Emilia Kledzik
Roma Art as Postcolonial Contact Zone: Re-Enchanting the World by Malgorzata Mirga-Tas (page 97-121)

II. FEMALE ROMANI LITERATURES: (RE-)WRITING AND EMPOWERMENT

Florian Homann
Las Gitanas and the Female Perspective in the Rewriting of Spanish History: Oral Tradition and New Meanings in Flamenco Lyrics by Romnja Performers (page 125-144)

Paola Toninato
The Work of Memory in Female Writings of Romani Holocaust Survivors:Philomena Franz and Ceija Stojka (page 145-165)

Sidonia Bauer
Arguments on the Empowerment of Sinti*zze and Rom*nja Through the Resource of Social Space in Travelling Communities (page 167-182)

Lorely French
Kinderweihnachten 1944 in Ravensbrück: Memories of Austrian Romni Ceija Stojka as World Literature (page 183-206)

Marina Ortrud M. Hertrampf
Female Empowerment Through Literary Overwriting of Stereotypical Images of Romani Femininity. An Exemplary Analysis from Spain: Sally Cortés Santiago’ Novel When the stars are silent (2018) (page 207-223)

Viola Parente-Capková
“Thanks to her ‘dissident’ status, she was granted cultural asylum.” The Figure of Romani Woman Artist in Kiba Lumberg’s Literary Work (page 225-247)


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