Ioana Szeman is Principal Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Roehampton, London. Her articles have appeared in books and journals, including Theatre Research International, New Theatre Quarterly, TDR, and Performance Research. She is a member of the Feminist Review editorial collective.

• List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. 'We Will Build a Beautiful Future Together': NGO Historiography, Roma Culture and Monoethnic Nationalism Chapter 2. Living in the Citizenship Gap: Roma and the Permanent State of Emergency in Pod Chapter 3. Too Poor to Have Culture? The Politics of Authenticity in Roma NGO Training Chapter 4. Performing Bollywood: Young Roma Dance Cultural Citizenship Chapter 5. Consuming Exoticism/Reimagining Citizenship: Romanian Nationalism and Roma Counterpublics on Romanian Television Chapter 6. The Ambivalence of Success: Roma Musicians and the Citizenship Gap in Romania Conclusion: Unlearning the Forgetting Bibliography Index

"Readers expecting to find 'colorful dancing Roma' might find this study disappointing at first. But those who follow Ioana Szeman's narrative-which encompasses fairs, dance performances, NGO training sessions, television programs, and an entire community inhabiting a garbage dump-will discover a much more nuanced, complex, and reality-based portrayal of Romani life." * Sonia Tamar Seeman, University of Texas, Austin

Ioana Szeman is Principal Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Roehampton, London. Her articles have appeared in books and journals, including Theatre Research International, New Theatre Quarterly, TDR, and Performance Research. She is a member of the Feminist Review editorial collective.

• List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. 'We Will Build a Beautiful Future Together': NGO Historiography, Roma Culture and Monoethnic Nationalism Chapter 2. Living in the Citizenship Gap: Roma and the Permanent State of Emergency in Pod Chapter 3. Too Poor to Have Culture? The Politics of Authenticity in Roma NGO Training Chapter 4. Performing Bollywood: Young Roma Dance Cultural Citizenship Chapter 5. Consuming Exoticism/Reimagining Citizenship: Romanian Nationalism and Roma Counterpublics on Romanian Television Chapter 6. The Ambivalence of Success: Roma Musicians and the Citizenship Gap in Romania Conclusion: Unlearning the Forgetting Bibliography Index

"Readers expecting to find 'colorful dancing Roma' might find this study disappointing at first. But those who follow Ioana Szeman's narrative-which encompasses fairs, dance performances, NGO training sessions, television programs, and an entire community inhabiting a garbage dump-will discover a much more nuanced, complex, and reality-based portrayal of Romani life." * Sonia Tamar Seeman, University of Texas, Austin

Ioana Szeman is Principal Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Roehampton, London. Her articles have appeared in books and journals, including Theatre Research International, New Theatre Quarterly, TDR, and Performance Research. She is a member of the Feminist Review editorial collective.

• List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. 'We Will Build a Beautiful Future Together': NGO Historiography, Roma Culture and Monoethnic Nationalism Chapter 2. Living in the Citizenship Gap: Roma and the Permanent State of Emergency in Pod Chapter 3. Too Poor to Have Culture? The Politics of Authenticity in Roma NGO Training Chapter 4. Performing Bollywood: Young Roma Dance Cultural Citizenship Chapter 5. Consuming Exoticism/Reimagining Citizenship: Romanian Nationalism and Roma Counterpublics on Romanian Television Chapter 6. The Ambivalence of Success: Roma Musicians and the Citizenship Gap in Romania Conclusion: Unlearning the Forgetting Bibliography Index

"Readers expecting to find 'colorful dancing Roma' might find this study disappointing at first. But those who follow Ioana Szeman's narrative-which encompasses fairs, dance performances, NGO training sessions, television programs, and an entire community inhabiting a garbage dump-will discover a much more nuanced, complex, and reality-based portrayal of Romani life." * Sonia Tamar Seeman, University of Texas, Austin