CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Emilova, Rayna |
|---|---|
| Title | The Norm of Preserving Virginity among Roma: A Case Study in Bulgaria from a Roma Feminist Perspective |
| Summary | The purpose of this research is to provide an intergenerational perspective on the virginity preservation among Roma in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. The study is created from the perspective of a Roma woman researcher, her mother, and grandmother, to oppose epistemic injustice by giving the word to Roma women in Bulgaria's contemporary city. My study investigated why virginity is preserved among Roma and what role community has in this intimate decision by combining different methods such as analyzing current literature and conducting a case study with an auto-ethnographical and intergenerational approach. Positionality, as well as the approach taken, matters when examining different Roma groups, based on this study. I criticize the anthropological method of “othering” Roma people and portraying them as primitive. This work suggests Roma customs and values to be researched from a variety of perspectives in order to broaden academic understanding. Keywords: virginity preservation, Roma women. positionality, auto-ethnography, Roma traditions |
| Supervisor | Boada, Werner Sarah |
| Department | Romani Studies Ps |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/emilova_rayna.pdf |
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