Series | Diaspore
Edited book | Literature of (Post-)Migration
Chapter | Aus dem Nichts ins Nichts
Aus dem Nichts ins Nichts
Zu Fatih Akins Aus dem Nichts und Feridun Zaimoglus German Amok
Abstract
As a critical reflection to the discourse surrounding the ‘Berlin Republic’ and the demand for a redefinition of the German national identity, the last two decades have seen the emergence of various works by artists labeled as ‘migration background’ that deal with German historical and memory culture. Fatih Akin’s political thriller Aus dem Nichts and Feridun Zaimoglu’s novel German Amok examine migration from a genuinely postmigrant perspective. This broadening of the perspectival focus generates a different understanding of history and society, which through its disillusioning and irritating effect allows a critical examination of social power relations and deficits in norms and values.
Submitted: March 6, 2023 | Accepted: April 24, 2023 | Published June 16, 2023 | Language: de
Keywords Berlin Republic • Normalisation • Postmigrant • Multiculturalism • “Berliner Republik” • Identity • Geschichts- und Erinnerungskultur • Postmigrantisch • Memory culture • Identität • “Normalisierung” • Multikulturalismus
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