The Roma (commonly known as "Gypsies") have largely been
depicted in writings and in popular culture as an illiterate group.
However, as "Romani Writing "shows, the Roma have a deep
understanding of literacy and its implications, and use writing for
a range of different purposes. While some Romani writers adopt an
"oral" use of the written medium, which aims at opposing and
deconstructing anti-Gypsy stereotypes, other Romani authors use
writing for purposes of identity-building. Writing is for Romani
activists and intellectuals a key factor in establishing a shared
identity and introducing a common language that transcends
linguistic and geographical boundaries between different Romani
groups. Romani authors, acting in-between different cultures and
communication systems, regard writing as an act of cultural
mediation through which they are able to rewrite Gypsy images and
negotiate their identity while retaining their ethnic specificity.
Indeed, "Romani Writing "demonstrates how Romani authors have
started to create self-images in which the Roma are no longer
portrayed as "objects," but become "subjects" of written
representation.
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