Tigancusa

In the territories that are now Romania, Roma people were enslaved for centuries, and "Țigani" was a legal status referring to a slave class rather than just an ethnicity.

The Tigan Other as catalyst for Romanian ethnonational identity explains how the term was used to define the "Other" during the formation of the Romanian nation. Tigancusa

“Ţiganu-i ţigan” - OpenEdition Journals investigates how these "verbal icons" perpetuate social marginalization. In the territories that are now Romania, Roma