47th Annual Conference of the Gypsy Lore Society in Paris has concluded

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The 47th annual conference of the Gypsy Lore Society took place from September 24–26 at Campus Condorcet in the Aubervilliers district of Paris. The event welcomed numerous participants from around the world and was organized in collaboration with the Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), the Institut Convergences Migrations (ICM), the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and FNASAT Gens du Voyage – Médiathèque “Matéo Maximoff,” all based in Paris. IESA SAS co-published the book of abstracts.

In the conference sessions, our institute was represented by Dr. Daniel Škobla and Dr. R. Filčák with their joint presentation Roma poverty and marginalization amid the decline of mining towns in eastern Slovakia. In a dedicated panel titled Religiosity, Spirituality and Non-religiosity among the Roma, Dr. Juraj Majo and Dr. Tatiana Zachar Podolinská presented Some Current Aspects of Romani Religiosity, Spirituality, and Non-Religiosity in Slovakia – First Results from the RELIROMA Project, and Dr. Podolinská also delivered a talk on Anti-Maryism and Pentecostal Peripheralisation of Virgin Mary among the Roma in Slovakia (findings from the RELIROMA project).

The strong attendance once again confirmed that Romani studies continue to offer a wealth of relevant and pressing topics that attract scholars from across the globe. We look forward to new experiences, insights, and approaches at the next Gypsy Lore Society annual conference, which will be held in Zagreb, Croatia, in 2026.

Photo 1:Opening ceremony of the Gypsy Lore Society Annual Conference (© J. Majo)