Unbeholden New German Literature: An Interview with Deniz Utlu TRANSIT vol. 11, no. 1 Daniel Schreiner Translated by Jon Cho-Polizzi Download PDF German Original Introduction An interview with Deniz Utlu, author of numerous essays and plays, as well as the … Continue reading
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Who Said Heimat? I’m Only Renting by Selim Özdoğan TRANSIT vol. 11, no. 1 Introduction and Interview by Kristin Dickinson Translated by Milena Beltrama, Brittany Boyle, Brandon Cummings, Kristen Datta, Hannah Kelley-Watkins, Nathan Korth, Edward Kosta, Ted Ma, James Margard, Sydney McConnell, and … Continue reading
If I Should Die by José F.A. Oliver Translated by Jon Cho-Polizzi Download PDF Acknowledgments This particular translation was first presented during a cooperative and interlingual workshop entitled “Loops of Mig:ration” held on the UC Berkeley campus in February 2016. … Continue reading
“On the Train” by Emine Sevgi Özdamar Translated by Leslie A. Adelson Download PDF Translator’s Introduction Emine Sevgi Özdamar, born in 1946 and raised as what the author herself calls a ‘child of Istanbul’, first attracted widespread attention from German literary … Continue reading
Diversity as Social Utopia By Özkan Ezli and Gisela Staupe Translated by Jillian Saucier Download PDF Occasion for the Book: The Exhibition Why is the German Hygiene Museum showing a large special exhibition with the title “Das neue Deutschland. Von Migration … Continue reading
Artistic and Scholarly Practice in the Digital Age The Division for 20th-century German Studies at the MLA 2014 presents a series of three panels on digital practice, organized by Deniz Göktürk (University of California, Berkeley). You can view abstracts and, even … Continue reading
In the Postmonolingual Condition: Karin Sander’s Wordsearch and Yoko Tawada’s Wordplay Yasemin Yildiz Download PDF Abstract: The last two decades have seen a rapid increase in multilingual cultural productions in many different contexts. Frequently, the multilingual make-up of these literary, … Continue reading
Istanbul Next Wave and Other Turkish Art Exhibits: From Governance of Culture to Governance through Culture Barbara Wolbert Download PDF Abstract: Exhibited from November 12, 2009, through January 17, 2010, three art shows under the common title Istanbul Next Waveintroduced … Continue reading
Differenzerfahrung und transnationale Grenzüberschreitung im Europadiskurs Zafer Şenocaks Elke Segelcke Download PDF Abstract: Im Kontext der aktuellen Identitätsdebatten in Europa wie in der Türkei will dieser Beitrag jenseits eines territorialen Kulturverständnisses und der Verkürzungen auf “Osten” und “Westen” die Differenzen … Continue reading
Spoofing Herzog and Herzog Spoofing Eric Ames Download PDF Abstract: This essay explores how humor, parody, and self-parody have shaped and reshaped the public image of the filmmaker Werner Herzog, especially since the 1990s and with the help of various … Continue reading