minor aesthetics - zur Selbstrepräsentation von Roma in der darstellenden Kunst
Von der DFG gefördert (Laufzeit 2019-2022)
The research project documents and analyses the self-representation of Roma in performing arts. The starting point of the project is the work of roma theatre company Pralipe, which was located at Theater an der Ruhr, Mülheim from 1991 to 2002; further materials include performances of Romani artists from the last three decades. Existing research on the discrimination and marginalisation of Roma, as well as recent research on the representation and transformation of ,gipsy‘-stereotypes in history, arts and literature, is thereby complemented with a new perspective on autorship, agency, and strategic competencies in Roma culture.
The project offers essential insight into the modes of self-presentation in performing arts practices of this minority. It dedicates its findings to the Roma, who have rarely had the possibility to generate knowledge about their art and lifestyle. With the profound analysis of these ,minor aesthetics‘, their discursive framing, and their surrounding fields, the research project provides productive findings regarding recent changes in performing arts and their socio-political exigencies.
Publications:
- Lorenz Aggermann: „›Zigeuner‹ als Maske des Fremden. Marginalisiertes Leben zwischen dem Realen und dem Fiktiven.“ in: Bloch, Natalie; Heimböckel, Dieter (Hg.): Theater und Ethnologie. Beiträge zu einer produktiven Beziehung. Tübingen: Narr 2016 (S.49–63)
- Lorenz Aggermann, Eduard Freudmann, Can Gülcü: Beograd Gazela. Reiseführer in eine Elendssiedlung. Klagenfurt: Drava 2008