Media, Minority, Visibility: Gurbet Roma in a Virtual World
Abstract
Amidst various thematic areas, sociocultural issues have proved to be an integral part of the topics commonly discussed by Roma navigators. Based on empirical research, this work observes the phenomenon among Gurbet Roma native to Kosovo and Macedonia. On one hand, the paper delves into the feelings experienced by Roma in relation to social media and to their practical application in Romani (micro-level); on the other hand, it explores social media being employed as a tool of cultural, linguistic, and spiritual promotion of Roma communities (macro-level).
Tra le diverse aree tematiche, le questioni socioculturali si sono rivelate una parte integrante degli argomenti comunemente trattati dai navigatori Rom. A partire da una ricerca empirica, il fenomeno è stato osservato presso i Rom Gurbeti originari del Kosovo e della Macedonia. Da un lato, l'articolo sonda i sentimenti provati dai Rom nei confronti dei social media e della loro applicazione pratica in romané (livello micro); dall'altro, esso esamina i social media impiegati come strumento di promozione culturale, linguistica e spirituale delle comunità Rom (livello macro).
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