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This article attempts to clear up the concept of “female writing” such as Hélène Cixous developed it in her manifesto The Laugh of the Medusa. Along with the hard side of Generation 2000, the women also asserted themselvs through a radical attitude, which led to a critical legitimation by exhibiting the forms of discrimination against women, as well to a reductionist labelling with “female poetry”. By analysing the poetics of two different Romanian authors, Svetlana Cârstean and Elena Vlădăreanu, this paper also investigates the applicability of Cixous’ concept to these writers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, Roma people are one of the most underrepresented communities in Europe, facing a rise in negative attitudes towards them. In many societies, it is considered acceptable to discriminate against Roma people by invoking presumed negative traits assumed to be common among all Roma individuals. These traits are often associated with criminality, deviance, and a parasitic lifestyle. The aim of this study is to highlight the theoretical aspects related to anti-Roma sentiment, as well as the factors contributing to this form of discrimination, such as prejudice, nationalism, and ethnic identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]