Archive - Gypsy Fires

How to Colonize a Field in 2026: A Case Study in Academic Extraction

From Bohemian Groves to elite university presses, how institutions commodify Gypsy lore while displacing living Roma scholars

Jul 7 • Russell Patrick Brown, PhD

Creativity Through Hopelessness

Choreonavigating Crisis Part 1 of 6: Reading Occupation in Our Bodies

Jul 3 • Russell Patrick Brown, PhD

28:07

June 2026

From Corsets to Six-Pack Abs: The Empire Is Still Shaping Your Body

Making Dance the Map of Your Life

Jun 16 • Russell Patrick Brown, PhD

11:20

There Is Only One Field Ready for an AI Age

A Gypsy's read on how to dance through the privatization of thought

Jun 9 • Russell Patrick Brown, PhD

11:17

Welcome to Gypsy Fires

Lacho dives! Welcome to the fireside of an American Gypsy. Here you'll find histories, dances and survival wisdom from my people, whose survival has…

Jun 2 • Russell Patrick Brown, PhD

9:10

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