Dear Readers, I’m honored to present the second issue of the twelfth volume of TRANSIT Journal: “Landscapes of Migration.” As a continuation of last year’s project, this issue’s scholarly and literary works seek to investigate rapidly changing demographics, contested geopolitical … Continue reading
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Together by Simone Dede Ayivi TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Michael Sandberg Download PDF Ever since I’ve been able to think, I’ve been writing shitlists: Capitalism is on there. Racism, sexism. But also no champagne after premieres, drunk … Continue reading
Gegenwartsbewältigung [Overcoming the Present] by Max Czollek TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Jon Cho-Polizzi Download PDF A short while back, I received the following email: “We would like to invite you to a debate. Our topic is: How … Continue reading
Food by Vina Yun TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Thomas B. Fuhr and Wojtek Gornicki Download PDF “Oh, yeah, yeah,” K-Pop superstar Jay Park croons. “Oh, the wholesome samgyetang, the sweet-and-sour galbi jjim. Haemul pajeon on rainy days, … Continue reading
Privileges by Olga Grjasnowa TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Allison García Download PDF One of the greatest privileges in life is the ability to choose who you want to be. There is a kind of privilege that lies … Continue reading
Looks by Hengameh Yaghoobifarah TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Jonas Teupert Download PDF A friend and I walk through the museum quarter of a West-German city, surrounded by a bunch of tourists. There are plenty of exhibitions, but … Continue reading
Trust by Deniz Utlu TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Jon Cho-Polizzi Download PDF – 1 – The year I took my high school exit exams,[1] U.S. forces brought Murat Kurnaz of Bremen, Germany to Guantánamo, mistakenly believing him … Continue reading
Work by Fatma Aydemir TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Be Schierenberg Download PDF Fake smile, harem pants flowing, she comes bouncing towards me and says she gets it now: why I had gotten the interview. “MIGRANT BONUS!” Her … Continue reading
Visible by Sasha Marianna Salzmann TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Lou Silhol-Macher Download PDF I will never know what it means to be invisible. I will never know how it is to be able to kiss carelessly in … Continue reading
Foreword to the Translations by Fatma Aydemir and Hengameh Yaghoobifarah TRANSIT vol. 12, no. 2 Translated by Jon Cho-Polizzi Download PDF In March of 2018, Germany introduced its so-called Ministry of Heimat, which could be translated as Homeland. But not … Continue reading