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Podcast: New Books in German Studies
Episode: Ela Gezen et al., "Minority Discourses in Germany since 1990" (Berghahn Books, 2022)
Description: While German unification promised a new historical beginning, it also stirred discussions about contemporary Germany's Nazi past and ideas of citizenship and belonging in a changing Europe. Minority Discourses in Germany Since 1990 explores the intersections and divergences between Black German, Turkish German, and German Jewish experiences, with reflections on the evolving academic paradigms with which these are studied. Informed by comparative approaches, the volume investigates social and aesthetic interventions into contemporaryGerman public and political discourse on memory, racism, citizenship, immigration, and history.In this episode, the editors, Ela Gezen, Priscilla Layne, and Jonathan Skolnik, ta...