Translation after 9/11 Emily Apter Download PDF Abstract: Commenting on the judicial scandal of the conviction of Mohammed Yousry, the official translator for the mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing, Emily Apter argues that translators occupy an increasingly … Continue reading
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Transformative Translations: Cyrillizing and Queering Katrin Pahl Download PDF Abstract: This paper addresses the (im)mobility of queer sexualities in an era of labor migration and globalization. With my discussion of the 2004 documentary by Pauline Boudry, Brigitta Kuster, and Renate … Continue reading
The Courtyard in the Mirror Emine Sevgi Özdamar Translated by Leslie A. Adelson Download PDF Abstract: This multilingual short story is a multifaceted gem of contemporary fiction. Tracking habits and ruptures in the daily lives of her neighbors and interlocutors … Continue reading
Crossing New Europe: Postmodern Travel and The European Road Movie, by Ewa Mazierska and Laura Rascaroli Reviewed by Steve Choe Download PDF Ewa Mazierska and Laura Rascaroli. Crossing New Europe: Postmodern Travel and The European Road Movie. London: Wallflower Press, 2006. … Continue reading
Volume 1: Foreword This issue is presented in conjunction with the international conference “Goodbye Germany? Migration, Culture, and the Nation State” held on 28-30 October 2004. This first issue of TRANSIT grew out of a conference titled “Goodbye, Germany? Migration, … Continue reading
Global Heimat Germany: Migration and the Transnationalization of the Nation-State Regina Römhild Download PDF Abstract: The article explores the increasing gap between the cultural dynamics of transnationalization in Germany and the national self-perception of the German society. While concepts of … Continue reading
Pathways of Migrant Incorporation in Germany Nina Glick Schiller, Boris Nieswand, Günther Schlee, Tsypylma Darieva, Lale Yalcin-Heckmann, László Fosztó Download PDF Abstract: In this essay we examine five different pathways by which migrants with whom we have worked are incorporating … Continue reading