"Sous Les Pavés, Le Gitan, " Or a Romani Counter-Narrative to May 1968. Issue 2 (15th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chirila, Ileana D.
• Is Part Of: Contemporary French and francophone studies. Volume 23:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 198
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2019-03-15
• Subjects: Roma -- "Gypsies" -- activism -- May 1968 -- Communauté Mondiale Gitane -- transnationalism; French literature -- Periodicals; France -- Civilization -- Periodicals; Culture -- Study and teaching -- France -- Periodicals; 306.094405
• DOI: 10.1080/17409292.2019.1646967
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-9292

Abstract

Abstract: Although it occurred mostly during the same period as the revolts of May 1968, and it was hugely consequential for the Roma social movement, the "Romani revolution" is generally absent from French textbooks. This article describes the events that occurred during those years, and the groundwork of diverse Romani activists that led to the emergence of collective structures of representation.