Roma People in Virtual Reality

Stereotypical perceptions of Roma people as those who like to walk along forest paths to camps, or stories about Gypsy fairies with crystal balls have nothing in common with such trendy and contemporary terms as new technologies. How can one imagine a stereotypical Roma who loves horses and campfir...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b05fa679bb684a36b636642d61bf0e9e2021-11-27T13:13:10ZRoma People in Virtual Reality10.12797/Politeja.16.2019.61.081733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/b05fa679bb684a36b636642d61bf0e9e2019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/1280https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Stereotypical perceptions of Roma people as those who like to walk along forest paths to camps, or stories about Gypsy fairies with crystal balls have nothing in common with such trendy and contemporary terms as new technologies. How can one imagine a stereotypical Roma who loves horses and campfires surfing the Internet? How do we discuss changes in men-women relations in the context of a patriarchal community in which women have no right to express their opinions and are literally captive? Undoubtedly, a lack of knowledge about Roma people, and with often the only alternative in the form of stereotypical information excludes them from the discussion on cultural changes related to technological development. At the same time media, including the Internet, are important not only in the context of activism of Roma leaders and organizations, but also with reference to people who want to fight against the negative image of Roma people in public space, regardless of membership or lack of membership in Roma organizations. Joanna Talewicz-KwiatkowskaKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleRomani peopleGypsyRoma peopleinternetstereotypesidentityLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 16, Iss 4(61) (2019)
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topic Romani people
Gypsy
Roma people
internet
stereotypes
identity
Law
K
Political science
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spellingShingle Romani people
Gypsy
Roma people
internet
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identity
Law
K
Political science
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Joanna Talewicz-Kwiatkowska
Roma People in Virtual Reality
description Stereotypical perceptions of Roma people as those who like to walk along forest paths to camps, or stories about Gypsy fairies with crystal balls have nothing in common with such trendy and contemporary terms as new technologies. How can one imagine a stereotypical Roma who loves horses and campfires surfing the Internet? How do we discuss changes in men-women relations in the context of a patriarchal community in which women have no right to express their opinions and are literally captive? Undoubtedly, a lack of knowledge about Roma people, and with often the only alternative in the form of stereotypical information excludes them from the discussion on cultural changes related to technological development. At the same time media, including the Internet, are important not only in the context of activism of Roma leaders and organizations, but also with reference to people who want to fight against the negative image of Roma people in public space, regardless of membership or lack of membership in Roma organizations.
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