A ground-breaking volume that gathers the testimonies of NGO workers, street vendors, activists, scholars, or health professionals to chronicle the devastating impact of COVID-19 on Romani communities globally.

A new book co-edited by Martin Fotta from the Department of Mobility and Migration at the Institute of Ethnology and Paloma Gay y Blasco from the Department of Anthropology at the University of St Andrews ‘has been just published by Berghahn Press. Entitled Romani Chronicles of COVID-19: Testimonies of Harm and Resilience, this is the most significant chronicle of Romani stories about the COVID crisis ever assembled. The chronicles cover five countries (Czechia, Slovakia, Spain, Brazil and Poland) and are written in innovative textual formats (collaborative essays, memoirs, diary excerpts, and so on). The book provides insights into how the pandemic has exacerbated Romani disenfranchisement, but also it also documents the resilience and creativity with which Romanies have responded to this global emergency.

For a limited period, the book can be purchased with a 25% discount (see the attached flyer).