The Roma People: From India to Canada, Fifteenth Century to Present

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

The course focuses on the cultural construction of the Roma that have contributed to the formation of group identity. Roma first appeared in Western Europe in the fifteenth century. They were known under many other appellations including English Romanichals, Spanish Cale, Welsh Kale, German Sinti, Bosnian Ludar, and Russian Kalderasha. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the Chair. Not open to students with credit for HIST 4661H.