CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2025
| Author | Ringwald, Panka |
|---|---|
| Title | Margins of the Page: Roma Representation and Erasure in Hungarian Textbooks |
| Summary | This essay explores the depiction of Romani people in Hungarian educational materials, focusing on the powerful role textbooks and curricula play in shaping societal attitudes and intergroup relations. Given the longstanding marginalization of the Romani population in Hungary, including ongoing segregating practices in schools, this influence is increased due to the lack of direct contact between Roma and non-Roma students. Thus, utilizing Social Contact Theory, especially regarding indirect contact, and the concept of Political Socialization, the paper intends to reveal how the narratives of educational materials could affect biased attitudes long after students exit the education system. The study entails a qualitative content analysis of 18 textbooks and two national curricula from the 1990s and 2020s, two decades marked by contrasting political dynamics influencing the education system. By examining the narrative positioning of Romani-related content in these materials and the political context in which they were written, the research highlights how national-level political realities can impact socializing processes in the education system. |
| Supervisor | Luca Váradi |
| Department | Undergraduate Studies BA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2025/ringwald_panka.pdf |
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