Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Published in Nomadic Peoples 22 (2018), pp 123–142.

doi: 10.3197/np.2018.220108

Comments

Copyright © 2018 Commission for Nomadic Peoples. Published by The White Horse Press. Used by permission.

Abstract

This study examines the use of the metonymies zingari/nomadi/rom [Gypsies/Nomads/Roma] in Italian media discourse, in order to critically reflect on their relation to the perception of Roma. The author analyses the frequency of these terms in general discourse and crime discourse, as well as the way they are used in context. The findings reveal that nomadi and rom are used to directly and indirectly index Roma, and have a sig­nificant impact on their ethnicization and criminalization. In addition, the episodic framing of crime events, combined with the use of these metony­mies, erases the Italian government’s responsibility for the conditions of Roma in Italy.

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