As part of the Sawyer Seminar lecture series, visiting speaker Victor Friedman (University of Chicago) will present "The Indic Origins of Europe’s Romani People: From Myth to History and Back Again"
Abstract: As Europe’s only autochthonous Indic language, one which took its definitve modern shape in the Balkans before spreading to the rest of Europe (and the world), Romani links South Asia and Southeastern Europe in unique ways. At the same time, the connection of the Romani people to India continues to generate considerable debate — and confusion — affecting both academic and popular discourses concerning the Romani people. This talk will examine the roles of both history and myth connecting Southeast Europe and South Asia via the Romani people.
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The entire OSU community is invited. This event is sponsored by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a Sawyer Seminar in the Comparative Study of Cultures.
