{"product_id":"romani-writing-paola-toninato-9781138286757","title":"Romani Writing: Literacy, Literature and Identity Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Roma (commonly known as \"Gypsies\") have largely been depicted in writings and in popular culture as an illiterate group. However, as \u003ci\u003eRomani Writing \u003c\/i\u003eshows, the Roma have a deep understanding of literacy and its implications, and use writing for a range of different purposes. While some Romani writers adopt an \"oral\" use of the written medium, which aims at opposing and deconstructing anti-Gypsy stereotypes, other Romani authors use writing for purposes of identity-building. Writing is for Romani activists and intellectuals a key factor in establishing a shared identity and introducing a common language that transcends linguistic and geographical boundaries between different Romani groups. Romani authors, acting in-between different cultures and communication systems, regard writing as an act of cultural mediation through which they are able to rewrite Gypsy images and negotiate their identity while retaining their ethnic specificity. Indeed, \u003ci\u003eRomani Writing \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how Romani authors have started to create self-images in which the Roma are no longer portrayed as \"objects\", but become \"subjects\" of written representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paola Toninato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138286753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138286757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Paola Toninato","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850313675007,"sku":"9781138286757","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/romani-writing-paola-toninato-9781138286757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}