Romani Racialization Beyond Majority-Minority Narratives – Conference Programme

We are pleased to announce the programme for the conference “Romani Racialization Beyond Majority-Minority Narratives: Transnationalism, Activism and Solidarity”, taking place May 21–23, 2025, in Prague at Vila Lanna, the Institute of Czech Literature, and CEFRES. 

This event brings together critical perspectives on Romani racialization, transnational solidarity, and the intersections of activism, ethnicity, and social justice. Speakers will explore relational approaches to Romani experiences and their connection to broader ethno-racial projects. 

The conference is open to the public, but registration is required due to limited capacity. 

📝 Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/HGQ7SNK2Rq 

📄 The full programme is available for download as a PDF here.

The conference is supported by the Czech Academy of Sciences’ Lumina Quaeruntur Fellowship (project Romani Atlantic: Transcontinental Logic of Ethno-Racial Identities, LQ300582201) and Strategy AV21 – Identities in the World of Wars and Crises. It is organized by the Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Prague Center for Romani Histories at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University; CEU Romani Studies Program and French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES, CNRS-MEAE). 

If you have any questions about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact the conveners Tina Magazzini (magazzini@eu.cas.cz) or Martin Fotta (fotta@eu.cas.cz). For logistical or practical matters please contact grants@eu.cas.cz.