Den vetenskapliga antiziganismen : En kritisk studie av svensk vithet

Sammanfattning: The aim of this thesis is to investigate the correlation between the construction of Swedish whiteness and the scientific field of studies called Gypsyology, which today is known as scientific anti-Gypsyism. This is achieved through three case studies of Swedish academic monographs within the field of Gypsyology written during the 20th century by historian Allan Etzler, social physician John Takman and ethnologist Karl-Olov Arnstberg. The investigation is based on a discourse analysis and examines the discursive fluctuations over time within the Swedish whiteness formation and the discourse of scientific anti-Gypsyism. The results show that the construction of a white Swedish national identity during the 20th century within Swedish scientific research was interconnected with the problematization of the Romani minority in Sweden. The results also indicate that discursive changes over time within Swedish whiteness formation had a reshaping impact on scientific antiziganist discourse. Moreover, this thesis demonstrates the importance of critical whiteness theory as an analytical tool and the fruitfulness of whiteness formation as an explanatory factor in examining historical scientific racism against racial and ethnic minorities in Sweden such as the Romani minority in Sweden. Key Words: Romani minority in Sweden, Antiziganism, othering, scientific racism, critical whiteness theory, Swedish Gypsyology, the white gaze.