Ślady (nie)pamięci o Porajmosie. Kulturowa mapa romskiego holokaustu w Serbii i Chorwacji
Traces of the (non)Memory of Porajmos: The Cultural Map of the Romani Holocaust in Serbia and Croatia

Summary/Abstract: Giergiel and Taczyńska explore the memory of the Romani Holocaust (Porajmos) in the countries of former Yugoslavia (Serbia and Croatia). The memory of Porajmos is considered here as a social and cultural construct that has a history typical for a particular country/region; however, this subject is commonly marginalized, both in historiography and in cultural texts. Giergiel and Taczyńska examine the causes of Porajmos (social group discrimination, specificity of cultural code, historical discrimination) and the reasons for the absence of memory (mute memory) of Porajmos. The overview of Porajmos research in the post-Yugoslav area and the discussion of commemorative practices related to the Romani genocide in Croatia and Serbia are also included. The central part of the article is an analysis of Nebojša Lujanović’s novel Oblak boje kože (Skin-Coloured Cloud, 2015), including its literary layer and vision of memory (using the imagery of the map). The novel exemplifies the relationship between the text and social memory.

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