Lecture ‘Work migrations of the Pomoravlje Bayash’

Dr Biljana Sikimić is to give a lecture titled ‘Work Migrations of the Pomoravlje Bayash’ at the SASA Grand Hall, on Monday, 3 April, at 1 p.m.

From a Romani economic history point of view, the lecture aims to present transformations of work migrations of the Bayash during the 20^th century in the Pomoravlje Region, beginning with the traditional wood nomadism and contemporary forms of work mobility (commercial nomads): trade of wool, mushrooms, Italian goods, and ending with immigration (started in the 1960s) lasting to the present moment.

During the lecture, the results of field research carried out between 2002 – 2022 in the villages of Strižilo, Trešnjevica, Suvaja, Osaonica, Vitanova and Tešica will be presented.