Join Dr. Danielle Schoon (Lecturer, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures and Dance) for a screening and discussion of Roma Stories (Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 2003).
Roma Stories: In Japigia, a neighborhood in the periphery of Bari, Italy, a small community of Roma (Gypsies) carve out an existence in an illegal, ramshackle encampment. The local church has offered them a piece of land with prefabricated houses, but the town hall is preventing this offer due to their own plans for a future a railway station. Continually in danger of evacuation and making a living primarily by begging for money, the Roma still manage to foster a strong community and lively social atmosphere.
Co-sponsored by The Center for Folklore Studies at the Ohio State University.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
