Sinti and Roma: Gypsies in German-speaking Society and Literature

Published by Berghahn Books 1998

Sinti and Roma

Gypsies in German-speaking Society and Literature

Edited by: Susan Tebbutt

Volume 2 in the series Culture & Society in Germany

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782381877

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About this book

According to opinion polls, Germans are less favorably disposed towards the Sinti and Roma than towards any other ethnic group, despite the fact that few Germans have any personal knowledge of them or even realize that the Sinti and Roma in Germany include both Germans and non-Germans. The image of the Sinti and Roma prevalent in German society and literature is one similarly founded on misconceptions and stereotypes. This volume deals in depth with the life of the Sinti and Roma in Germany and their representation in German literature, giving the background to the maltreatment, underlining the fact that the persecution of Gypsies during the Nazi period, which until the 1980s has been totally marginalized by historians, did not cease in 1945. The continuity of anti-Gypsyism is traced to the present day, and the efforts, achievements and aspirations of the Sinti and Roma civil rights movement are highlighted.

Author / Editor information

Susan Tebbutt is Lecturer in German at the University of Bradford.

Reviews

"... this collection…is most welcome ... presents aspects of a fascinating and complex picture ... this informative and thought-provoking project calls upon us, the readers, to re-examine our own moral and ethical positions." · Monatshefte

"... a very welcome and ... successful first account from a variety of perspectives of Sinti and Roma in German-speaking society ... sensibly restricted to providing background information on the history and problems of Sinti and Roma as well as a more specific literary focus." · Journal of European Area Studies

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface and Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
INTRODUCTION Sinti and Roma: From Scapegoats and Stereotypes to Self-Assertion Susan Tebbutt Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
CHAPTER 1 Piecing Together the Jigsaw: The History of the Sinti and Roma in Germany Susan Tebbutt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 2 The Persecution of the Sinti and Roma in Munich 1933–1945 Ludwig Eiber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
CHAPTER 3 Persecuting the Survivors: The Continuity of ‘Anti-Gypsyism’ in Postwar Germany and Austria Sybil Milton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
CHAPTER 4 The Development of the Romani Civil Rights Movement in Germany 1945-1996 Yaron Matras Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
CHAPTER 5 Aspects of the Linguistic Interface Between German and Romani Anthony P. Grant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
CHAPTER 6 Anti-Gypsyism in German Society and Literature Daniel Strauß Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
CHAPTER 7 On the Demonising of Jews and Gypsies in Fairy Tales Wilhelm Solms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
CHAPTER 8 Images of Sinti and Roma in German Children’s and Teenage Literature Michail Krausnick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
CHAPTER 9 Challenging New Literary Images of Sinti and Roma Susan Tebbutt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
CONCLUSION Susan Tebbutt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 196
Keywords: Cultural Studies (General); Sociology; Literary Studies

eBook

Published: September 1, 1998
ISBN: 9781782381877