Book Talk: The Permanence of Anti-Roma Racism. (Un)uttered Sentences
- Sponsor
- European Union Center; Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory; Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies
- Speaker
- Margareta Matache, PhD
- Originating Calendar
- European Union Center Events
This lecture will examine the underpinnings, legacies, and continuities of anti-Roma racism in Europe. It will trace its origins, including racialized slavery in Moldavia and Wallachia, and expulsions, entry bans, and killings across Europe. The lecture will also situate anti-Roma racism within global frameworks of caste, racism, and racialization, highlighting its links to other oppressions.
Margareta Matache, PhD, is a Harvard Lecturer, co-founder, and Director of the Roma Program at Harvard University. Matache is the co-editor of Time for Reparations: A Global Perspective (2021) and Realizing Roma Rights (2017). Her book, The Permanence of Anti-Roma Racism: (Un)uttered Sentences (Routledge), which examines anti-Roma racism and links to other oppressions, will be released in December 2025.