Minority Discourses in Germany since 1990

Edited by Jonathan Skolnik,Priscilla Layne,Ela Gezen

ISBN13: 9781836954019

Imprint: Berghahn Books

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 01/03/2026

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While German unification promised a new historical beginning, it also stirred discussions about contemporary Germany’s Nazi past and ideas of citizenship and belonging in a changing Europe. Minority Discourses in Germany Since 1990 explores the intersections and divergences between Black German, Turkish German, and German Jewish experiences, with reflections on the evolving academic paradigms with which these are studied. Informed by comparative approaches, the volume investigates social and aesthetic interventions into contemporary German public and political discourse on memory, racism, citizenship, immigration, and history.
List of Illustrations Introduction: Minority Discourses in Germany since 1990 Ela Gezen, Priscilla Layne, Jonathan Skolnik Chapter 1. Refugee-Migrant-Immigrant Esther Dischereit Chapter 2. “Strange Stars” in Constellation: Özdamar, Lasker-Schüler, and the Archive Kristin Dickinson Chapter 3. Jewish Tales from a Muslim Turkish Pen: Feridun Zaimoğlu and Moses in Oberammergau Joshua Shelly Chapter 4. Schwarz tragen: Blackness, Performance, and the Utopian in Contemporary German Theater Olivia Landry Chapter 5. German Comedians Combatting Racist Stereotypes and Discrimination: Oliver Polak, Dave Davis, and Serdar Somuncu Britta Kallin Chapter 6. Dialogue and Intersection in German Holocaust Memory Culture: Stumbling Blocks and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Nick Block Chapter 7. Young, Diverse, and Polyglot: Ilker Çatak and Amelia Umuhire Track the New Urban Sound of Europe Berna Gueneli Chapter 8. Subjunctive Remembering; Contingent Resistance: Katja Petrowskaja’s Vielleicht Esther Maya Caspari Chapter 9. Posthumanism and Object-Oriented Ontology in Sharon Dodua Otoo's Synchronicity (2014) and Herr Gröttrup setzt sich hin (2016) Evan Torner Chapter 10. Future Narrative as Contested Ground: Emine Sevgi Özdamar’s “On the Train” and Michael Götting’s Contrapunctus Leslie Adelson Index
  • Social discrimination & inequality
  • Migration, immigration & emigration
  • Professional & Vocational
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