DU2389 Exoticism within: Images of Roma and ‘Gypsies’ in Central European Art and Visual Culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Julia Secklehner, M.Phil., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Julia Secklehner, M.Phil., Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 8:00–9:40 B2.41, except Fri 19. 4.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course offers a a critical overview of Roma and “Gypsy” stereotypes in the art and visual culture of Central Europe since the nineteenth century. It examines the ways in which art and popular images reflected and shaped the image of the Roma in Central European society, and how they circulate up until the present day. It asks questions such as: Who produced and produces the images? How can they be understood in terms of current debates about decolonisation, whiteness and the queering of art history? Which wider debates do the artists involved in the production of these images engage with? The course also places emphasis on Romani cultural emancipation and explores contemporary art projects by artists from countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The course is taught in English.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course successfully the student will be able to:

- identify and critically analyse images of Roma and “Gypsy” stereotypes in the art and visual culture in Central Europe from the nineteenth century until today

- demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of specific works of art and visual culture of this topic in the light of the themes addressed in the course

- demonstrate a critical historical knowledge of specific cultural, social and political factors leading to the material introduced in the course

- critically engage with the concepts, values and debates that inform the construction of these images
Syllabus
  • 23 February 2024
  • Introduction: Images of the Roma and "Gypsy" stereotypes and art history
  • 1 March 2024
  • Who are the real Bohemians? Artists and cultural appropriation
  • 8 March 2024
  • What does postcolonialism have to do with it? The "Gypsy" body and blackness
  • 15 March 2024
  • Stereotypes, photography and mass media
  • 22 March 2024
  • Returning a name: how to make individuals visible
  • 5 April 2024
  • Documents of Persecution: The Romani Genocide (Porajmos) in Visual Culture
  • 12 April 2024
  • The struggle for control of Romani identity: Emancipation after 1945
  • 19 April 2024
  • NO CLASS TODAY
  • 26 April 2024
  • Decades of inclusion? Roma artists and contemporary art
  • 3 May 2024
  • Roma Art and "Gypsy" images in the public
  • 10 May 2024
  • Visit to the Museum of Romani culture in Brno
  • 17 May 2024
  • Student presentations.
  • 24 May
  • Feedback Session
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Students will present in class on an agreed topic related to the course (10 minutes) and they will prepare a poster on the topic.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023.
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