Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Gabor, Elena
Author's Email Address	egabor@vt.edu, legabor@hotmail.com
URN	etd-07252003-134129
Title	The stereotype caravan: Assessment of stereotypes and ideology levels used to portray Gypsies in two European feature films
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Communication Studies
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Edward H. Sewell Committee Chair Beth Waggenspack Committee Member Stephen Prince Committee Member
Keywords	film ideology Roma Gypsies stereotypes
Date of Defense	2003-07-14
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The dominant ideology in Eastern Europe has kept and still keeps Roma people at the lowest level of society through a long list of negative stereotypes and active discrimination. Up to the end of the twentieth century, cinematography tended to portray Gypsies as an exotic element in romantic settings, avoiding social and political issues like poverty, discrimination and marginalization. The fall of communism marked a change, as more films dared to speak against the dominant ideology. This thesis examines the socio-cultural stereotypes used to portray the Gypsies and the levels of ideology present in two movies: Gadjo Dilo (Tony Gatlif, 1997, France) and Time of the Gypsies (Emir Kusturica, 1989, Yugoslavia).
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