Abstract
This article examines the emotional aspects of Western Romantic discourse on Spanish Gitanos, starting from the assumption that this is a cultural construction that contributed to the civic marginalisation and political persecution of the Romani people. By examining the emotive language of observers and the emotional ‘nature’ they attributed to this community, the stereotyped emotional foundation of ‘Gypsiness’ can be dismantled. It is argued that this discourse, which reveals the affective anxieties of majoritarian society, linked emotions attributed to the Gitanos with their alleged inability to adapt to modern society, thus justifying that they are an unassimilable community.
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