Osteuropastudien
Osteuropastudien
Vortrag im Ethnologischen Kolloquium am 26.06 um 18:15
20. Juni 2018, von OESt
Das Institut für Ethnologie lädt ein, zum Vortrag im Ethnologischen Kolloquium von Tatjana Thelen (Universität Wien) zum Thema: "Creating Difference through Care: Becoming “Gypsy” in a Hungarian Village."
Der Vortrag findet im Institut für Ethnologie (Raum 222 im Gebäude ESA W - Westflügel des Hauptgebäudes, 2. Stock) statt, am Dienstag, den 26.06 um 18:15 Uhr. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen!
Abstract
In this talk I argue that care is central to processes of (re)producing cultural difference. The paradoxical starting example is a woman who grew up in state care and was labeled “Gypsy,” despite lacking any ties to a Roma community. Reiterated utterances of difference reinforced her categorization as “Gypsy,” to the point that her children eventually inherited it. In significant ways, the state becomes the co-producer of cultural difference through care encounters. At the same time, this classification entails a kind of ambivalent inclusion in the village and the state. While de-categorization is possible, it could be linked to severe hardships as well. Relying on long-term ethnographic fieldwork complemented by several recorded interviews, this extended case study demonstrates the temporality and ambivalence of classification tied to discourses and practices of care that are relevant beyond the Hungarian context.
