The research team of the project “Balkans of Colour – A Handbook for Decolonial Encounters” presents the second section of their work regarding the case of Roma resistance in Tirana, Albania.
This section was organised, curated, and authored by Inxhi Briscu. It is divided in a two-level component of archival history and oral histories from Roma residents of Tirana, combined with practical exercises and activities. The two sections are provided with a guideline, including some suggestions and recommendations for educators, teachers, and practitioners who would like to use the handbook for potential training and workshop.
1) Beginners: “Analysing the Roma Settlement and Expulsion from the Tirana Suburbs”
This part is meant to engage a group of beginners with little knowledge about the history of the Roma minority in Albania, its identities and histories. DOWNLOAD HERE.
1.1) Suggestions for educators, teachers and practitioners. DOWNLOAD HERE
2) Advanced: “The Struggle of Roma Communities: Genealogies and Oral History”
This part is meant to engage university students with knowledge of minority groups, ideally of Roma communities, identities, and histories in Albania and the Balkan region. DOWNLOAD HERE.
2.1) Suggestions for educators, teachers and practitioners. DOWNLOAD HERE.
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Inxhi Briscu is currently conducting research at the Center for Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in Humanities at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland) as part of his Master’s degree in Holocaust Studies at the University of Haifa. Previously, he finished a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Tirana and a Master’s degree in International Area Studies at Charles University, Prague. His research interests include political history, memory studies, public discourse studies, and the political use of history.
This project was implemented as a part of Europe Lab, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the European Union. The toolkit’s contents are the authors’ responsibility and can in no way be taken to reflect the views and opinions of Europe Lab, their donors, and the NGO Forum for Glocal Change. The opinions expressed by the authors are their own and do not represent the views of the institutions, organisations, and professional entities they are professionally affiliated with.