The Memory and Histography of Porrajmos. Making a Transnational National Site of Memory
The Memory and Histography of Porrajmos. Making a Transnational National Site of Memory
Author(s): György MajtényiSubject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), History of Antisemitism, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Wiener Wiesenthal Institut für Holocaust-Studien
Keywords: Porrajmos;memory;site of memory;roma nationalism;
Summary/Abstract: This article investigates the memory and historiography of the Roma Holocaust/Porrajmos. It examines the stages and actors in the process through which the Porrajmos became a ‘site of memory’ within Roma minority communities living in different nation states, and how later, this ‘site of memory’ played a role in the making of a unified, common narrative of Roma history and in the transnational process of Roma national identity building. The Porrajmos, as a site of memory of shared Roma history, has played a significant role in the local, ethnic, national, as well as transnational identities of the Roma, and through this also the creation of ties among different Roma communities.
Journal: S:I.M.O.N. Shoah: Intervention. Methods. Documentation.
- Issue Year: 8/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 86-103
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English