« Romskiyat zhivot – bolen, kalen i kratuk », la contribution du numérique à la marginalisation des Roms en Bulgarie
‘Romskiyat zhivot – bolen, kalen i kratuk’ (The Roma Way of Life – Poor, Hard and Short), the contribution of digital technology to the marginalisation of Roma in Bulgaria

Author(s): Camilla Salvatore
Subject(s): Cultural history, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Roms; Gypsies; digital ethnography; gypsiness; marginality
Summary/Abstract: In this article, we will analyze the phenomenon of marginalization and stigmatization of Roma people in Bulgaria from the perspective of sociolinguistics and the anthropology of language. By studying several online platforms (comments and social media posts), we will observe how so-called “Gypsiness” is not an inherent set of characteristics exclusive to Roma people but rather the result of a discursive process of stigmatization, essentialization, and categorization. Through this process, the Bulgarian “people” is constructed in contrast and opposition. This analysis will thus allow us to challenge the very notion of “people.”

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