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Join writer and researcher Madeline Potter for a deeply personal and timely conversation about her acclaimed book The Roma, a powerful portrait of Europe’s Romani communities, past and present.
Blending memoir, reportage, and historical investigation, Potter sheds new light on a people too often excluded from mainstream narratives. From artists and boxers to survivors of persecution and injustice, The Roma uncovers extraordinary lives, and challenges the stereotypes and prejudices that continue to shape public perception.
Drawing on her own experiences as a Romani woman, Potter offers a moving exploration of identity, resilience, and the importance of visibility.
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About the Author
Madeline Potter
Madeline Potter is a Romani-born scholar and writer whose work bridges personal memoir, cultural history, and literary analysis. Born in Romania in 1989, she grew up as a Romani woman in post-Communist Romania before moving to the UK. She earned her PhD in English Literature from the University of York in 2020 and currently serves as an Early Career Teaching and Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
About the Chair
Damian Le Bas
Damian Le Bas is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist. His book The Stopping Places , won the Somerset Maughan Award, a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award, and was shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year. Damian is widely published as a journalist and poet and has taught for the Arvon foundation. A recipient of a Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship, he is a member of the European Film Academy, holds a first-class degree in Theology from the University of Oxford, and was awarded an honorary Master of Education by the University of Chichester. Besides getting in the sea, he loves music, walking, and spending time in the woods and hills with his family and friends. The Drowned Places is his second book.
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