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Toninato, Paola (2008) The Romani approach to literacy. In: Invited Spekaer : Literacy Research Centre Seminar Series, Lancaster Literacy Research Center, Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University, 19 Feb 2008 (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This paper discusses Roma's diversified approach to literacy anddemonstrates that, contrary to widely-held views, the Roma have a deepunderstanding of alphabetic literacy. It consists of three parts: firstit gives an overview of the problematic situation of Roma and Sintieducation in Europe, underlining the close link between an official lowliteracy rate among the Roma and the assimilative features of Westernschool education. In a second part it portrays the highly diversifiedwriting practices of the Roma - both alphabetic and non-alphabetic. Thepaper argues that these practices are closely connected to theirspecific socio-economic system and typical of a culture that reliesmostly on oral modes of communication. In a final part it analyses therecent rise of a written literature among the Roma, identifying its mainthemes and functions, as well as the textual strategies used by Romanipoets to express and negotiate their cultural identity through thewritten medium.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Italian
Official Date: 19 February 2008
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DateEvent
19 February 2008Completion
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Unpublished
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: Invited Spekaer : Literacy Research Centre Seminar Series
Type of Event: Other
Location of Event: Lancaster Literacy Research Center, Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University
Date(s) of Event: 19 Feb 2008

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