After Flight / by Ilija Trojanow / translated by Ambika Athreya | TRANSIT
After Flight by Ilija Trojanow TRANSIT vol. 13, no. 2 Translated by Ambika Athreya Download PDF For more TRANSIT translations on migration and homeland, see the Homeland Special Issue. Translator’s Introduction Ilija Trojanow was born in 1965 in Sofia, Bulgaria and emigrated in 1971 to West Germany, where his family sought political asylum. Since then he has lived […]
Fears / by Lena Gorelik / translated by Nat Modlin | TRANSIT
Fearsby Lena Gorelik TRANSIT vol. 13, no. 2 Translated by Nat Modlin Download PDF Translator’s Introduction Published in 2015, “Fears” grapples with the immediate aftermath of the so-called “refugee crisis” in Germany.[1]In this short text, Lena Gorelik ironizes her own political correctness by dealing with the intricacies and banalities of being perceived as both an insider […]
“Paranoia als Migrationsdelirium und Vermittlungswahn um 1900: Zu den Aufzeichnungen von Anton Wenzel Grosz” by Elena Meilicke | TRANSIT
Paranoia als Migrationsdelirium und Vermittlungswahn um 1900: Zu den Aufzeichnungen von Anton Wenzel Grosz TRANSIT vol. 13, no. 2 Elena Meilicke Download PDF Abstract Anhand eines konkreten Beispiels verdeutlicht mein Aufsatz die Bedeutung und Notwendigkeit einer Archivarbeit, die historisch verdrängte und marginalisierte Artefakte und Dokumente ins Licht rückt: Gegenstand der Analyse sind die handschriftlichen Aufzeichnungen […]
Archival Engagement | TRANSIT
CFP TRANSIT Journal: Volume 13.2 2021-2022: Archival Engagement In the spirit of the ongoing workshop series “Archives of Migration: The Power of Fiction in Times of Fake News,” which features contemporary writers who creatively resist prevailing forms of truth, knowledge, and archival practices, TRANSIT invites investigations into critical and artistic attempts to challenge conceptions of […]