Antigypsyism, education and the media: ways forward. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rostas, Iulius
• Is Part Of: Identities. Volume 24:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 760
• Page End: 768
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Roma -- antigypsyism -- education -- school segregation -- media -- Europe; Ethnic groups -- Periodicals; Race relations -- Periodicals; Ethnic relations -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- Periodicals; Group identity -- Periodicals; 301
• DOI: 10.1080/1070289X.2017.1380267
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1070-289X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article is a self-reflection of my work over a decade of challenging school segregation of Roma across Europe. I look at how segregation has been framed and how communication around equality in education with the public took place. The education system is an important pillar in producing and reproducing antigypsyism in society. I see school segregation as an important mechanism that perpetuates antigypsyism. I explore ways to attract support for equality measures in education. One important strategy is to engage with media in transmitting messages to an audience that was usually not the target of inclusive discourses that promote diversity and equality as societal values.