| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 8, 2013 | 9:00AM - 6:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
To Register:
Please send an e-mail to romaconference@utoronto.ca with “Registration” in the subject line.
Students attend the panels of March 8th free of charge with a valid student ID.
For members of the public, tickets for March 8th are $10 if reserved in advance and $15 at the door. Cash only!
Conference Program:
March 7th 2013
Dr. Bernard Rorke, International Research and Advocacy Director, Open Society Roma Initiatives Office
Keynote Address and Reception, 5:30-7pm
March 8th 2013
Coffee and light refreshments, 9:00-9:30
Panel 1: Roma and the Media: Perceptions and Misconceptions, 9:30-11:30am
Chair: Prof. Harald Bauder, Ryerson University
Discussant: Sandor Orban
Julianna Beaudoin (PhD candidate, University of Western Ontario), “Bogus” Refugees: Deconstructing How Roma are Represented in Canadian Media
Stefan Benedik, (PhD candidate, University of Graz), Criminalization and De-individualization of Romani Migrants in Examples from Austrian and Slovak Media
Olsi Jazexhi, (PhD candidate, European University Institute, Florence), Avdiu and Shaqira: The Depiction of the Roma Presence in the Albanian Media
Tatjana Peric, (PhD candidate, University of Novi Sad), “It’s Time for Us to Define How People Perceive Romani Women”: A Case Study in Digital Activism
Lunch 11:30-1pm
Panel 2: The Roma and the Holocaust, 1pm-3pm
Chair: Prof. Doris Bergen, University of Toronto
Discussant: Prof. Gilad Margalit, University of Haifa
Harika Dauth, (MA 2012, Leipzig University), Contested Research or the Burdens of the Past: Romani Activists versus Scholars of Romani Studies in Germany
Martin Holler, (PhD candidate, Humboldt University), The Nazi Persecution of Soviet Roma in North-West Russia, 1941-1944
Sara Swerdlyk, (MA candidate, University College London), A Feminist and Postcolonial Analysis of the Holocaust of Czech Roma
Dr. Piotr Wawrzeniuk, (PhD 2005, Stockholm University), The Romani Genocide in Distrikt Galizien in the Light of Testimonies of Survivors and the Occupation Press
Coffee break, 3-3:30pm
Panel 3: The Roma and the European Union’s Decade of Roma Inclusion, 2005-2015, 3:30-5:30pm
Chair: Dr. Nadine Blumer
Discussant: Dr. Laszlo Kulcsar, Kansas State University
Dr. Barbara Bello, (PhD 2012, University of Milan), Trajectories of Resistance and Empowerment of Roma Young Activists in the Enlarged Europe: Making the National Strategies for the Roma Inclusion Work
Dr. Ramneek Grewal, (PhD 2011, University of Edinburgh), Transnational Advocacy and Roma Mobilization in Macedonia and Serbia
Daniel Manson, (MA candidate, University of British Colombia), What Happened to Freedom of Movement? The Politics of Roma Migrant Illegality and Deportation in France
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