Płeć po romsku. Wzory, role, tożsamości [Gender the Romani Way. Patterns, Roles, Identities]

Gender the Romani Way. Patterns, Roles, Identities

A multidimensional ethnographic study that combines the analysis of the principles of Romanipen with the description of everyday practices of Romani people from the groups Polska Roma, Lowara and Kełderasza. The author focuses on fundamental, albeit rarely analysed issues of constructing femininity and masculinity. On the basis of many years of field research, she discusses the concept of defilements in detail, as well as other issues concerning work, family life and role models. It is not just a theoretical treatise, but a record of living stories and dilemmas of people looking for their own path between rigorous tradition and modernity.

Keywords: Romani people, Polska Roma, Lowara, Kełderasza, gender, feminity, masculinity