What does it mean to be a gypsy? And what symbols tell this story?

The third episode of the podcast “Dos Outros Ninguém Sabe” features Bruno Gonçalves, cultural mediator and founder of Associação Letras Nómadas, Francisco Mangas, historian at CITCEM, and Oxana Barbalata, scholarship holder and researcher at ISCTE. The talk goes through key symbolic elements of Roma identity, such as the anthem, the flag and International Roma Day, underlining the importance of this knowledge both for the communities themselves and for Portuguese society in general. It also reflects on the journey of the Roma associative movement in Portugal, the challenges it faces and its strategic role in combating hate politics in a context of growing populist and intolerant discourses.

https://www.up.pt/casacomum/dos-outros-ninguem-sabe/3-o-que-significa-ser-cigano/

Nobody knows about the others: history(s) of the Portuguese gypsies

How did the gypsies get here? What role have they played in Portugal’s history? Are Roma culturally nomadic? What is the relevance of Roma associations? These and other questions are the motto for a series of episodes aimed at revealing Gypsy history and culture in the Portuguese context, focusing on contemporary challenges, without forgetting a more distant past and its implications for today’s realities. Podcast directed by researchers from FLUP and ISCTE, as part of the National Study of Roma Communities (2023.10572.CIG).