Article
Gypsy Anarchism: Navigating Ethnic and Political Identities
Author/s | Sierra Alonso, María
Pro, Juan |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Historia Contemporánea |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | 2022-11-02 |
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Abstract | One of the many stereotypes included in the generally negative – occasionally Romantic –
representations and discourses that have burdened the Romani people is the alleged existence
of a natural link between the ‘Gypsy’ ... One of the many stereotypes included in the generally negative – occasionally Romantic – representations and discourses that have burdened the Romani people is the alleged existence of a natural link between the ‘Gypsy’ way of life and anarchism. This article studies the extent of an actual historical relationship between anarchism as a political worldview and the ‘Gypsy’-Roma ethnic status beyond reductionist stereotypes. It investigates, on the one hand, the agency of Romani subjects in the labour movement and anarchism by means of a case study of Spain in the interwar years, and, on the other, it examines the cases of a number of European emigrants who chose to closely link anarchism as a political option to a Romani identity in their struggle against capitalism and fascism. Both sets of case studies are used to reflect on the political nature of racial-ethnic identity constructions, to question the dilemmas of cultural appropriation and to propose a dense analysis that reveals the historicity of identities of this type. |
Citation | Sierra Alonso, M. y Pro, J. (2022). Gypsy Anarchism: Navigating Ethnic and Political Identities. European History Quarterly, 52 (4), 593-612. https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914221097011. |
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