Arts and humanities in Roma communities with Dr Madeline Potter

What's the Point?

03/01/23 • 32 min

Researcher and upcoming author Madeline Potter joins Bryony Armstrong to talk about:

Tackling intergenerational poverty through the arts in Roma communities
The importance of knowing your own history
Maddy’s upcoming book, The Roma: A Travelling History (Bodley Head/ Harper Collins, 2025)
Why writing and research skills need to be valued and funded
The role of humanities in combatting “fake news”
Getting information directly from the source
The need for the Roma to be represented by Romani people

The article announcing Maddy's book auction can be found here.
The Twitter thread that explains the truth of the Jane Austen headline can be found here.
Find Bryony @BF_Armstrong
Find Maddy @madeline_cct
Artwork: Riduwan Molla https://www.canva.com/p/riduwanmolla/
Music: Madaan Mansij https://www.pond5.com/artist/mansij_tubescreamer
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03/01/23 • 32 min

What's the Point? - Arts and humanities in Roma communities with Dr Madeline Potter

Transcript

Bryony Armstrong00:00:04.950

Hello, and welcome to What's the Point, the podcast where we discuss the need for arts and humanities today. I'm your host, Bryony Armstrong. We're living in a time when the arts and humanities are under threat, and I know this firsthand, having studied both English and maths at university, and now doing a PhD in English. Each week, I'll be joined by a guest talk about what arts and humanities do for the world. If you've ever wondered, wha

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