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Studia Romologica
Abstract
American historians have created an historical absence by ignoring Romani people’s presence in evidence from the past. The origins of this „absence-ing” are multifaceted and interrelated, but fundamentally stem from the continued influence of out-of-date and unprofessional ways of thinking and knowing. Examining and understanding „absence-ing” requires a consideration of the nature of the discipline of history as well as a history of the missing historicization of Romani Americans. The consequences of the „absence-ing” of Romani people from American histories have negatively and distinctively influenced four different groups of people: historians of the Americas; historians of Romani people in Europe; Romani studies scholars of the Americas who are not historians; and Romani Americans. The harm that each of these four groups experiences builds upon and influences the others. Epistemic injustice is thus perpetuated in linked ways.
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11-50
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https://studiaromologica.pl/articles/todo0001/
Volume
18
Publication Date
2025
Keywords
Romani Americans, history, historiography, North America, South America, United States, Atlantic World, trans-Atlantic, absence, silence, epistemic injustice
Disciplines
History
ISSN
1689-4758
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Ostendorf, Ann. “Historia Romów amerykańskich. Historyczne nieobecności i ich konsekwencje.” Studia Romologica 18 (2025): 11–50. https://studiaromologica.pl/articles/todo0001/
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This article was translated from the original, published in 2025 in Romani Studies:
Ostendorf, A. (2024). Romani American history: Historical absences and their consequences. Romani Studies, 34(1), 13–38. https://doi.org/10.3828/rost.2024.2