Minority Discourses in Germany Since 1990 - Paperback

by Ela Gezen (Editor), Priscilla Layne (Editor), Jonathan Skolnik (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

Ela Gezen is Associate Professor of German at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.