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Course: The Roma Today and in the Past

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Course title The Roma Today and in the Past
Course code KSKA/BRODS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Andrš Zbyněk, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
What are the Romani studies? Their place among the social sciences. Discipline terminology. The Roma as political element. Ethnicity of the Roma as a theoretical and metodological problem. Beginning of the Romani studies, role of Indo-European studies in its constitution, first researchers. Hypothesis on the origin of the Roma. Theory on the Indian origin of the Roma and linguistic arguments. Physical and cultural anthropology findings. The Roma in historical documents. Basic data on the Roma in the Czech and Slovak Republic. Ethno-social, linguistic and demographic characteristics of the Roma in the Czech Republic. Basic data on the Roma in the world. Ethno-social, linguistic and demographic characteristics of the Roma in the world. Ethnic stereotypes. Values of the Roma. Final summary of the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 36 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a partial test - 10 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 26 hours per semester
  • Participation in an excursion - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the problems of Roma studies in the Czech Republic and in the world. Students will be introduced to the methods and terminology in this field of study, to the basic Czech and foreign Romani literature.
A student will gain a basic view and an orientation in this field; he will be able to define basic terms and will acquire key competences for possible field research in Romani communities.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Work-related product analysis

The course is completed with an exam. Requirements - student activity during the semester, performance of assigned tasks and final written exam.
Recommended literature
  • FONSECA, I. Pohřbi mě ve stoje. 1998. ISBN 80-7209-074-7.
  • FRASER, A. Cikáni. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-7106-212-X.
  • HANCOCK, I. My, rómsky národ. Bratislava, 2005. ISBN 80-88939-97-6.
  • JAŘABOVÁ, Z. - DAVIDOVÁ, E. (eds.). Černobílý život. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-86010-37-6.
  • LACKOVÁ, E. Narodila jsem se pod šťastnou hvězdou. Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-901861-8-1.
  • LIÉGEOIS, J.-P. Rómovia, Cigáni, kočovníci. Bratislava, 1995. ISBN 80-967-380-4-6.
  • LISÁ, H. (ed.). Romové v České republice. Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-902260-7-8.
  • NIEDIEK, N. M. Chudáci Romové, zlí Cikáni. Brno, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7294-869-7.
  • SCHEFFEL, D. Z. Svinia in black and white. Toronto, 2005. ISBN 80-969483-7-7.
  • STEWART, M. Čas Cikánů. Brno, 2005. ISBN 80-7364-017-1.
  • STOJKA, P. - PIVOŇ, R. Náš život: Amáro Trajo. Bratislava, 2003. ISBN 80-969055-0-3.
  • SUTHERLANDOVÁ, A. Romové, neviditelní Američané. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-905833-0-6.
  • VAŠEČKA, M. (ed.). Čačipen pal o Roma: Súhrnná správa o Rómoch na Slovensku. Bratislava, 2002. ISBN 80-88935-41-5.


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University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026