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Invited Lecture on Roma Religiosity and Identity at the National University of La Rioja, Argentina
On 9 November 2026, Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov delivered an invited lecture on Roma religiosity, ritual practices and identity at the National University of La Rioja, Argentina. The lecture was an output of the RELIROMA research project (APVV-22-0389) and will be made available online in Spanish.
Jaroslava Panáková Undertook a Research Visit to Israel
From 28 October to 7 November 2026, Jaroslava Panáková undertook a research visit to Israel as part of the project PHOMEA – Photographic Meadow (APVV-25-0629). The visit included fieldwork, archival research, and expert consultations.
Jaroslava Panáková Delivered an Invited Lecture at Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel
On 2 November 2026, Jaroslava Panáková (Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Slovak Academy of Sciences) delivered an invited lecture entitled Hay, hectares and neighbours: Economic relations of small-farm grassland management in Nová Bošáca, White Carpathians, Slovakia at the School of Sustainability, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel.
Lecture by T. Sirbu: Soviet “Gypsy Fantasy” Abroad in the Wake of the Decrees toward Roma in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia after 1945
On 3 November 2026, another international research seminar was held at the Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Once again, the seminar focused on Roma studies. The lecture, entitled Soviet “Gypsy Fantasy” Abroad in the Wake of the Decrees toward Roma in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia after 1945, was delivered by Tatiana Sirbu of the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), who has been undertaking a fellowship stay at our institute from February to November 2026.
The Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences is a partner institution of the Roma Spirit Award
Following last year’s nomination for the Roma Spirit Award, our Institute signed a memorandum of cooperation with ACEC and joined the award’s organising committee. Juraj Majo represented the Institute at the presentation of 21 finalists across seven categories. The winners will be announced on 28 November 2026.
Institute is research partner in Speak UP! Girls for Change
IESA SAS is the research partner in Speak UP! Girls for Change (2026–2028), led by Divé maky. Through participatory research, ten young Roma women and girls will map barriers in their communities and produce a White Paper.
Andrej Gogora Lectured at the 2026 Chroniclers' Symposium in Martin
Our institute was represented at this year’s Chroniclers’ Symposium in Martin. On September 16 and 23, 2026, researcher Andrej Gogora delivered two lectures dedicated to the digital processing and accessibility of Slovakia’s cultural heritage. The lectures, titled “From Fieldwork Collection to Digital Research Infrastructure: Processing and Accessing Ethnographic Collections,” provided attendees with a comprehensive view of contemporary research data management and curation. In...
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended – Slovak Ethnology 2/2027
The abstract deadline for the special issue of Slovak Ethnology 2/2027, Participatory Approaches in Ethnology, Anthropology: Methods, Ethics and Power Relations, has been extended to 31 October 2026. Details are available on the journal’s website under the 2/2027 call. We look forward to your contributions!
Martina Wilsch attends the first meeting of COST Action JAMM in Brussels
On 14 October 2026, the inaugural meeting of COST Action CA25169 JAMM – Justice, Arts, Memory, Migration: Creating Solidarities across Borders took place. The Action responds to the epistemic inequality that participatory arts-based research still faces in migration, diversity and cultural heritage studies.
New Publication: Book of Abstracts from the International Conference on Romani Studies
The Annual Meeting of the Gypsy Lore Society. Conference on Romani Studies: Book of Abstracts, edited by Danijel Vojak and Juraj Majo, has been published. It brings together abstracts from the international conference held in Zagreb, Croatia, on 2–5 September 2026, exploring contemporary and historical issues in Romani studies.
Jaroslava Panáková delivered a lecture entitled Affective Images, Ecological Memories: Photography between the Arctic Tundra and the Carpathian Meadow in Kraków
On 12 October 2026, Jaroslava Panáková delivered an invited lecture at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. The lecture explored the concept of affective knowledge and its relationship to memory, particularly ecological memory.
Andrej Gogora at the International Conference Digital Humanities & Heritage 2026
From October 7 to 9, 2026, the 6th DARIAH-HR International Conference – Digital Humanities & Heritage (DHH 2026) took place at the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula in Croatia. Andrej Gogora actively participated in the event, representing the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (IESA SAS). The main theme of this year’s conference was “Cultural Memory vs. Machine Memory.” The event was co-organized by DARIAH-HR, the Institute of Ethnology...
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