Academic Section

  The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), within the framework of the ERIACNET4EU project, is launching a survey to map and connect Roma journalists, media professionals and Roma media outlets across Europe.   The aim of this initiative is to make visible the presence and contributions of Roma media actors, to foster...

Despite efforts by scholars and educators in the last two decades, the genocide of the Roma remains underrepresented in commemorative practices, scholarship, and education on the Second World War in Europe. Several EU member states display strong feelings against their Roma populations, while others have made significant steps in the introduction of Roma History and...

Why Roma Holocaust Education Matters Despite efforts by scholars and educators in the last two decades, the genocide of the Roma remains underrepresented in commemorative practices, scholarship, and education on the Second World War in Europe. Several EU member states display strong feelings against their Roma populations, while others have made significant steps in the...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is inviting applications for two Research Fellowship in Czechia and Sweden as part of the JEKHIPE project – Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism. The fellow will document historical and current antigypsyism while exploring Roma civil rights movements and cultural history....

TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR) Procurement of Logistics Services for the Training “If only it were History… Why Roma Holocaust Education Matters”   Context and Background The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), within the framework of the Joint Programme “Roma Memory” – a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Council of...

ERIAC is proud to support the Roma Leadership Program (RLP), an initiative powered by the Roma Foundation for Europe (RFE) Network – an alliance of Roma-led organizations that combines the expertise and knowledge of the Roma Education Fund, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, the Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, Roma for Democracy and Roma Foundation...

  The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture Serbia (ERIAC Serbia) is committed to advancing the understanding of antigypsyism and combating it, particularly within public administration. To support this goal, ERIAC Serbia seeks an expert consultant to develop a comprehensive guidebook aimed at enhancing the recognition of antigypsyism in public administration.   Specific Objectives...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is pleased to announce the conclusion of the “International Program for Educators and Museum Professionals Dedicated to the Memory of the Roma and Sinti Holocaust” with an online event devoted to new approaches for commemorating the Roma and Sinti Holocaust.   This event, funded by the...

Encompassing the complexity, versatility, and resourcefulness of the artistic opus of Nihad Nino Pušija is next to impossible in a single text. What makes Pušija’s over thirty-five-year professional artistic career difficult to embrace in any general overview is his use of a wide range of media, his engagement in different topics, motifs, and art genres,...

In a significant step toward preserving Roma and Sinti historical memory, ERIAC and the Fortunoff Archive are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Roma Holocaust Voices Fellowship. Launched in commemoration of the International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, this fellowship initiative supports essential work in transcription, translation, and creative projects that highlight the testimonies...

Background Roma pride is an important aspect of the Roma community’s cultural identity and social advocacy. This research aims to support ERIAC with research and methodological devices for evidence based action to increase Roma identity and pride (Pillar 3 of the Strategy), to assist ERIAC`s mandate to make a positive impact on belonging, self-determination, and...

SEMINAR ON ROMANI AESTHESIS: Emancipatory Potentials Beyond Modern-Colonial Art and Aesthetic Iván Periáñez Bolaño in conversation with Miguel Ángel Vargas Rubio September 3, 19:00 Tak Village im Aufbau Haus, Oranienhof, 10969 Berlin   Manolo Gómez, Clavel Negro, 2010, Collection Kai Dikhas   In his latest book titled ¨Cosmosonoridades¨, Iván Periáñez Bolaño, Professor of Anthropology at...

Friday, July 12, 2-4 pm Institute für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte Georgenstraße 47 | D-10117 Berlin – Room 0.07 (ground floor, left to the main entrance, access through large glass door) Open to general public, free entry   Presented by:   Timea Junghaus, art historian, executive director of ERIAC Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, co-curator of Barvalo, deputy director...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, in partnership with Think-Film Impact, proudly presents the “Roma (in) Filmmaking” panel discussion, on Wednesday, May 16 at 14:00, featured as a highlight of the Marché du Film at the 77th Cannes Festival.   In addressing the pervasive stereotypes in media depictions of Europe’s largest minority, the...

  In the frame of ERIACNET4EU: ERIAC NETWORK TO ADVANCE ROMA INCLUSION BY COMBATTING AND PREVENTING ANTIGYPSYISM IN THE EU project in 2023, financed by the European Commission, and building on the input and experience – through survey responses, discussions, and written contributions – of the members of the ERIAC Knowledge-Production and Publication thematic section,...

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Raul Cârstocea as a new member of the Barvalipe Academy at ERIAC (European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture). Dr. Cârstocea brings a wealth of expertise and experience to our esteemed advisory body. Dr. Raul Cârstocea is an Assistant Professor in Twentieth-Century European History at Maynooth...

Romani Language Initiative / Romani Čhib     The long-term goal of ERIAC through the Romani Language Initiative is to become the language and education center for the transnational Romani movement and the community. The initiative contains efforts towards an international Romani language reform through building on the existing results and updating the Curriculum Framework...

Peripheries Unite! With the occasion of 16 MAY – Day of Romani Resistance, we have opened a public discussion on cultural resistance, social justice and the potential of alliances across movements in Europe.   In the frame of ERIACNET4EU project, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) brought together the experts Emilia Roig...