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THE GYPSY LORE SOCIETY
2002 Annual Meeting and Conference on Gypsy Studies
(Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Országház utca 30., Jakobinus Hall)
September 6-7, 2002
Friday, September 6
8.30-9.15 Registration
9.15-9.25 Opening (Nóra Kovács, scientific secretary of the Minority Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Matt T. Salo, president of the Gypsy Lore Society.)
9.25-10.40 Gypsies in France (chair: Csaba Prónai)
The Internment of Gypsies in France, 1940-1946, Emmanuel Filhol
The Here and the Beyond in the Manouche Worldview, Jean-Luc Poueyto
Ties and Frontiers, Journeys and Neighbourhoods, Alliances and Contests, Patrick Williams
Discussion
10.40-10.55 Coffee Break
10.55-12.10 Gypsies in Spain and Italy (chair: Colin Clark)
Demographic Structure of Spanish Gypsies, Elisa Martin
Marriage Patterns of the Calé, the Gypsies of Spain, Juan F.
Gamella
Discussion
12.10-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15 Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe 1 (chair: Éva Blénesi)
Social Status and the Problem of Categorization of Gypsies in Hungary,
Dávid Simon
Political Empowerment and Ethnic Relations, John Strong, Zsuzsa
Török, István Sérto-Radics and Endre
Lengyel
The Present State of Cultural Anthropological Gypsy Studies in
Hungary, Csaba Prónai
Discussion
15.15-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-16.45 Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe 2 (chair: Matt T. Salo)
The Uzhorod National Roma Theater: Performing Gypsy Identity in Ukraine, Adriana Helbig
Field Notes from Russia and Ukraine, Elena Marushiakova and
Vesselin Popov
Elements and Symbols in the Celebration of Bango Vassili, Deyan
Kolev
Discussion
16.45-17.00 Coffee Break
17.00-17.50 Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe 3 (chair: Victor Friedman)
The Structure of Romani Folktales, Hristo Kyuchukov
Dervish Rituals and Customs among Roma in Skopje, Macedonia,
Trajko Petrovski
Discussion
18:00-18:30 Business Meeting of the Gypsy Lore Society
19.00 Banquet
Saturday, September 7
8.30-9.15 Registration
9.15-10.10 Gypsies in the United States (chair: Matt T. Salo)
The Basketmakers of York, Pennsylvania, c. 1840-1930, Sheila Salo
Romnichels, Roaders and Travelers on the Great Plains, Matt T.
Salo
Discussion
10.10-10.20 Coffee Break
10:20-11.10 Gypsies in Turkey (chair: Elena Marushiakova)
The Social Life of Roma in Ismir, Turkey,
Suat Kolukirik
The Professional Skills of Turkish Gypsies Udo Mischek
Discussion
11.10-2.00 Language (chair: Sheila Salo)
On the Classification of Romani Dialects,
Yaron Matras
The Romani Press in Macedonia: Language and Perspective, Victor
Friedman
Discussion
12.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15 Politics, Identity (chair: William G. Lockwood)
Roma Political Lobbying in Britain: Which Way Now?
Colin Clark
The Nature and Social Determinants of Roma Poverty ? A Cross?National Comparison, János Ladányi and Iván Szelényi
Processes of Formation of Roma Identity in East-Central European
Countries, Éva Blénesi
Discussion
15.15-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-17.00 Music (chair: Katalin Kovaluik)
The “Superterritorialization” of Rumba Flamenco and Manouche
Swing, Katherine J. Hagedorn
The Traditional Music and Songs of the Roma in the Czech and Slovak
Republics, Eva Davidová
Kosovo through the Eyes of Local Rom Musicians (video presentation),
Svanibor Pettan
Discussion
17.00-17.15 Presentation of Zita Réger's posthumous book, Cigány gyermekvilág [The World of Gypsy Children] (Katalin Kovaluik)
17.15 Closing
Both Days: Art Exhibition of the Gypsy Artist Katarzyna Pollok
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