{"product_id":"romani-chronicles-of-covid-19-testimonies-of-harm-and-resilience-9781800738911","title":"Romani Chronicles of COVID-19: Testimonies of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eA ground-breaking volume that gathers the testimonies of NGO workers, street vendors, activists, scholars, health professionals, and creative writers to chronicle the devastating impact of COVID-19 on Romani communities globally.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThe contributors reveal how the pandemic has exacerbated Romani disenfranchisement and document the resilience and creativity with which Romanies have responded to the crisis. Deploying innovative textual formats, and including poignant personal reflections, memoirs, scholarly analyses, and diary excerpts, the volume provides a roadmap for collaboration and dialogue at a time of global emergency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThis is the most significant chronicle of Romani stories about the COVID crisis ever assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tFrom the Introduction:\u003cbr\u003e \tThe contributions include memoirs, opinion essays, transcriptions of conversations or interviews, ethnographic analyses, and a compelling short story by Romani writer Iveta Kokyová, as well as pieces that stride the boundaries between one or more of these genres, or that fit into none.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eRomani Chronicles of COVID-19\u003cem\u003e is indispensable reading for anyone interested in pandemic inequalities and Romani lifeworlds. The dialogue between Romani and non-Romani chronicles in five countries at different points in the pandemic also generates a vision of better futures for - to translate the term Roma into English - humans.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Sophie Day\u003c\/strong\u003e, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a masterly and brave multivocal text about the impact of COVID-19 upon Romani worlds. It reveals another, even worse, global pandemic of ancient structural racism, one which affects those who are deemed not to matter, who stand alone, the Romanies. This other pandemic precedes COVID-19 and will tragically survive coronavirus´ last infections.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Manuela Cantón Delgado\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Seville\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an excellent and path-breaking volume unique in its contribution to the field of Romani studies, anthropology, or social epidemiology. It will be an informative and enjoyable read for academics, practitioners, and students alike.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• László Fosztó\u003c\/strong\u003e, Romanian Institute for Resarch on National Minorities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForeword:\u003c\/strong\u003e Words and Waves\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIliana Sarafian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chronicles of a Tragedy Foretold\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaloma Gay y Blasco and Martin Fotta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Spanish Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction to the Spanish Chronicles: From Ordinary Crisis to Pandemic Emergency\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaloma Gay y Blasco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Gitana Intercultural Mediators in the Space between Despair and Hope\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDulce Flores Torres, Pilar García Bizárraga, Estrella Iglesias Pérez, Francisca Mayoral Silva, Manuela Mayoral Silva, Fernanda Montaño García and Paloma Gay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Who Cares…? Hunger Will Kill Us If the Virus Does Not”: The COVID-19 Pandemic in an Informal Settlement in Madrid\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBeatriz Aragón Martín\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Researching and Mitigating the Impact of Lockdown on Gitano Families in Spain: an NGO Worker Speaks\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMaría Félix Rodriguez Camacho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Illness and Death Are So Much Worse When You Are Alone\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLiria Hernández\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e “COVID-19 Is a Trial from God”: Gitanos, Pentecostal Imaginaries, and Compliance\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAntonio Montañés Jiménez with Gory Carmona\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Brazilian Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction to the Brazilian Chronicles: How Systemic Racism and Government Neglect Led to Increased Harm Suffered by Vulnerable Groups\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJuliana Miranda Soares Campos, Martin Fotta, Gabriela Marques Gonçalves and Aline Miklos \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Get out of Here!”: Discrimination and Prejudice against Ciganos in the Context of the Pandemic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIgor Shimura\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Everything Is on Hold”: The Pandemic and the Ciganos in Minas Gerais\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eValdinalva Barbosa dos Santos Caldas and Juliana Miranda Soares Campos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Creation of the #Orgulhoromani Collective Amid the Pandemic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGabriela Marques Gonçalves, Aluízio de Azevedo Silva Júnior, and Aline Miklos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Interlacing Black and Romani Experiences during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Paraíba, Northeast Brazil: A Personal Reflection\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEdilma do Nascimento Souza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Romanies in Brazil and the Escalation of Necropolitics during the Pandemic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAluízio de Azevedo Silva Júnior\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Slovak Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction to the Slovak Chronicles: Indifference, Securitization, and Antigypsyism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrej Belák and Tomáš Hrustič\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quarantine, Segregation, and Resistance: The Case of Žehra\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlžbeta ‘Haľka’ Mižigárová\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee and Cigarettes in State Quarantine: Stuck on the Way Home\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlbín Peter and Tomáš Hrustič\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/strong\u003e “In Difficult Times We Should Stick Together”: Roma Self-Help Initiatives and Awareness Raising Activities as an Immediate Reaction to Corona Virus Spread Early in March 2020\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTomáš Hrustič\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Hoaxes and Incorrect Information Related to COVID-19 Showed a Lack of Trust and Knowledge between the Majority and the Roma\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJurina Rusnáková and Zuzana Kumanová\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18.\u003c\/strong\u003e Oh, My Antiracist Friends, Where Are You? A Health Expert’s Diary of Hopes and Disappointments Regarding Pandemic Prevention and Control across Segregated Roma Enclaves\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrej Belák\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Polish Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 19.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction to the Polish Chronicles: Digital Kinning and Care\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKamila Fiałkowska, Michał P. Garapich, Ignacy Jóźwiak, Elżbieta Mirga-Wójtowicz, Sonia Styrkacz, and Monika Szewczyk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 20.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pandemic (Im)mobilities of Polish Roma\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSonia Styrkacz, Michał P. Garapich, and Kamila Fiałkowska\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 21.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Internet and Transnational Polish Roma Families in the Time of Pandemic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMonika Szewczyk, Elżbieta Mirga-Wójtowicz, and Ignacy Jóźwiak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart V: Czech Chronicles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 22.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction to the Czech Chronicles: Of Loss and Silence\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eYasar Abu Ghosh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 23.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Impact of the Pandemic on Activism and the Activist: Conversations with Jozef Miker\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eYasar Abu Ghosh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 24.\u003c\/strong\u003e Denial of Danger: COVID-19, Disinformation, and When to Burst Our Bubbles\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGwendolyn Albert\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 25.\u003c\/strong\u003e Locked Down in Our Own Personal Quarantine: How Nothing Can Be Taken for Granted\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIveta Kokyová\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConcluding Reflections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaloma Gay y Blasco and Martin Fotta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042752725335,"sku":"9781800738911","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/romani-chronicles-of-covid-19-testimonies-of-harm-and-resilience-9781800738911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}