Transnational Literatures And Cinemas

Roma

Key Concept: Mobility in Roma

Babs van Es, Tamarah Sies and Dylan Veerbeek Introduction Here we will be discussing the concept of mobility in a few manners. This key concept will first examine the concept of mobility in three different languages: Dutch, Italian and Papiamentu. Afterwards, these meanings and interpretations will be connected to the themes represented in Roma, the 2018…

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Precarity and Roma

Written by:  Elsemieke Koper, Sara Ligtvoet, Yael Prenger, Christiaan van Romondt Originally Published May 2025 Introduction Precarity: ‘a state of persistent uncertainty or insecurity with regard to employment, income, and living standards’, as stated by the Oxford English Dictionary. The word precarity, introduced in the English vocabulary in circa 1910, is derived from the French…

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Panel of Diego Rivera's mural at Unity House, depicting the labor movement and labor radicalism.

Work/Labour and Roma

Written by: Hadewych Brinkman, Marie Kuball, Marieke Lauwrier Originally Published May 2025 Introduction Cambridge dictionary gives the noun work three main definitions. Firstly, as an activity in which an individual exerts mental or physical effort, often for remuneration (Work). Furthermore, it is seen as a place where a person goes to carry out their job…

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