ABSTRACT
'Towards non-stereotypical understandings of Romani identities' the concluding chapter that summarises key milestones in understanding Romani identities, and understandings of Romani identities framed by the lived experiences of queer Roma, explored throughout Parts One and Two of this book, and facilitated by queer intersectionalities. These understandings unsettle and challenge persisting dominant, essentialising conceptualisations of Romani identities at the core of stereotypical representations of Roma. The chapter proceeds to consider the importance of innovative methods in conducting impactful transdisciplinary research at the interface between activism, policy and academic scholarship; co-producing knowledge that brings about social change; and the heterogeneity and plurality inherent to the lived experiences and visual self-representations of queer Roma. Contemplating the use of strategic essentialism and queer intersectional feminism in social movements, the book concludes by reflecting on possible directions for the Roma rights movement.
