Anne Friederike Delouis University of Orléans, Francia
DOI: 10.12835/ve2016.1-0059
Abstract
Despite the drastically diminished size of the centuries-old
German-speaking minority of Transylvania since 1989,
German-language schools thrive as they attract
an increasing number of students originating from the
ethnic Romanian majority population.
A participatory photography project explored how these
young multilingual Transylvanians position themselves
in relation to the German-Saxon heritage in their social
and physical environment. An important aim was to trace
any shifts in ethnic self-identification, and to assess the
actual importance of ethnic categories as opposed to socio
economic considerations.
The project also explored ways in which a Photovoice
approach is useful combined with other, non-visual
methods.
Keywords
Ethnic minorities, migration, memory, Romania, Transylvania, schools, photography, Photovoice, mixed methods.
