Abstract
Abstract The article analyses an alternative approach to Romani nomadism within the emerging field of Romani literature by comparing hetero-images of Romani nomadism with the Roma's own accounts of mobility. It starts by discussing romantic literary images of nomadic 'Gypsies' and entrenched fictional views of Romani nomadism, and contrasts these with self-representations of Romani authors. It focuses on the counter-hegemonic relationship between hetero-representations and self-representations of nomadism, arguing that Romani self-images are able to grasp the complex reality of Romani nomadism and understand the dual nature of Romani mobility, as both a survival mechanism and a socio-economic strategy.
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