Fringe Voices: Texts by and about Minorities in the Federal Republic of Germany
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Since German unification, there have been many reports about xenophobia in Germany and the government has attempted to stem the new wave of racism. In contrast, the voices of the victims of racism -- refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants -- are seldom heard.This first anthology of essays by significant writers from minority groups in Germany -- Turks, Afro-Germans, German Jews, Eastern Europeans and others -- sheds new light on the diverse experiences of minority groups living in Germany today. It also introduces to English-speaking audiences innovative literary talents whose contribution to German culture has not yet received the attention it deserves.Students of contemporary German culture who wish to increase their understanding of the changing nature of German society will find this book invaluable. It will also be of interest to anyone following the rise of xenophobia in Germany, its possible causes, and the changing politics of immigration.
AcknowledgmentsPt. IIntroduction11Germany, not a Country of Immigration?32Germany as a Multicultural Society: Legal Challenges, Ideological Shifts and Socioeconomic Realities93Minority Literature and its Role in a Multicultural Society16Pt. IIGerman Jews: Living in a Double Diaspora234Playing Ass315Zionism356The Underling437Why I Am Leaving This Country478Heimat? No, Thanks!57Pt. IIIAfro-Germans: Black and German - a Paradox?759An 'Occupation Baby' in Postwar Germany8010Caught among Germans8911The Year 1990. Homeland and Unity from an Afro-German Perspective10512East German Black120Pt. IVEthnic Germans from Eastern Europe: Strangers in Their Own Home12313The Identity of a Minority is Reflected in its Language12814The Apparent Patience of the Line13515Multicultural14116The Funeral Speech14517And Still Our Heart Is Frightened14918Does That Rat Poison Taste Good?163Pt. VGuest Workers: Permanent Guests or Temporary Residents?17119Dead Soul Costs 200 Marks17520The Flying Tree18721The Last Words of the Migrant Rat19422After Yesterday19823Integration, a Thought Consisting of Seven Theses20024The Cafe Tales of Abu al Abed20725Margarita's Diary218Pt. VITurks in Germany: From German Turks to Turkish-Germans21926Karagoz in Alamania/Blackeye in Germany22427Terrible Times under Dursun23428My Two Faces23829Women are Property and Honour24130Putting Obstructions in Young Turks' Way24331You Will Never Be Able to Learn This Language24532I Thought I Was in Hell24733I Played a Role24934Mother Tongue25235Germany - a Heimat for Turks?25636Not an Oriental (Fairy) Tale26437Zarathustra's Wounded Children272Selected Bibliography279
