Deemed Dirty: Gypsies and Travellers in present day neo-liberalism

School of Media, Arts and Humanities

Deemed Dirty: Are current representations of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities as an environmental problem based on facts or myths?

Sussex Humanities Lab, University of Sussex

Deemed Dirty: Are current representations of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities as an environmental problem based on facts or myths?Transformations in the lives of Gypsies and Travellers in present day neo-liberalismWhen: Free One day symposium on 23rd February 2024.Where: University of Sussex.Location:Humanities Lab Silverstone Building, opposite Room 211, Silverstone Building SB211 Arts Road Falmer East Sussex BN1 9RGWho is it for: Anybody interested in the representation of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers. Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community members, environmental and social justice activists, students, academics and people directly working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.On this occasion, we will also celebrate the arrival at Sussex of Prissy, the Queen of the South, a sculpture of a Gypsy horse by Romani artist and activist Jake Bowers. Part of the National Trust project, ‘Changing Chalk Cultural Heritage’, the installation will be temporarily hosted at Sussex.While spaces at the symposium are limited, we'd invite all who are interested to join us for the presentation ceremony for Prissy, at 16.00pm on the lawns in front of the Jubilee building. The symposium is funded by the British Academy for the project ‘Dirt or cleanliness? The tension between Travellers and Gypsies and settled society (SG2122\210901)’Tea/coffee and a sandwich lunch will be served Provisional programmeIntroduction 10.00-10.15 Sessions10.15-12.00 Deemed Dirty: Are current representations of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities as an environmental problem based in fact or myth?Prof. Roberta Piazza (Sussex) and Jake Bowers (film director and journalist): ‘What is ‘dirt’ and what does it mean when associated with Romanies and Travellers?’ Report on the British Academy-funded project (in person)Prof. Judith Okely (Oxford) (on line) 'Living through ethnic divisions and misinterpretations: the outsider's anthropological fieldwork among English Gypsies' Coffee break 12.00-12.15 12.15 -12.45 The impact of the communities’ representation on education. What are the issues and what has been done so far?Emma Nuttall (FFT Policy Manager) ‘Educational inequalities facing Gypsy, Roma and Travellers in England’ (in person) and Scarlett Smith (on line) ‘Education and GRT’ Lunch break 12.45- 14.00 14.00 – 15.30 The history and heritage of Romani and Travelling communities as part (or not) of their representationProf. Michael Stewart (UCL) ‘Outline for a history of the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti’ (in person)Amy McGourty (activist and advocate, Sussex), Emma Bray (Activist and advocate) and Lulu Jones: Panel discussion on ‘Remembering the Roma Holocaust: memory, affect and the political uses of history’ (in person)Josie Jeffery and Kate Richardson (National Trust) ‘The Changing Chalk Cultural Heritage project’ (in person) 15.30- 15.45 ConclusionRoberta Piazza and Jake Bowers 16.00Presentation of Prissy, metal sculpture by artist and blacksmith Jake Bowers

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