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In an open format, the seminar will review the approaches, methods, and sources used in the long-term study of two related yet distinct minorities that converged in Spain in the 21st century: The Gitanos/Calé in Andalusia and Madrid and the Roma Korturare studied in Spain and Transylvania. We will discuss the role of Gitano and Roma friends, students, and assistants in combining ethnography and ethnohistory with historical demographic sources. We will also discuss the use of photography and the role of the family photographer. The seminar will demonstrate the rich possibilities for comparison between the two groups, which exhibit considerable similarities as well as key differences.

One of our main research topics is what we call "Cultures of Reproduction," which includes marriage, gender, and kinship systems that have generated amazing reproductive success. These systems have helped maintain a way of life in the face of stigmatization, persecution, and racialization. Through their agency and resilience, Gitanos and Korturare Roma have created their own history, transforming mainstream religious and social institutions to suit their needs while producing cultural forms of transnational relevance.

The seminar is open to both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as other colleagues interested in the methodology of studying marginalised groups.

Juan F. Gamella

Some recent works from this research team

A. A Romanian Roma diaspora

Autonomous Conflict Resolution

Roma oaths as speech acts

A Roma Reproductive Regime

Roma Social Networks

Roma fertility transitions

B. Gitanos& Calé Spain

Gitano Intermarriage

Gitano endogamous marriages

Depression Gitano Elders

Gitanos & Schools                                              

Gitano Child Mortality