[Discussion] Almanya'da Cokkültürlülük
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Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:47:53 -0700
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Over the past half century, mass migrations have challenged and changed=20
nation states on a global scale. Contemporary Germany in particular=20
epitomizes many of the conflicts ascribed to immigration. As "guest=20
workers" and asylum seekers stay to become residents, the concept of a=20
national community based on ancestral lineage and cultural heritage has=20
been called into question. For some, the presence of roughly eight=20
million foreign-born, including new immigrants from Eastern Europe,=20
Africa, and Asia, spells the end of Germany as they know it. In their=20
view, Germany is not America - it will never be a "country of=20
immigration." For others, a multiethnic Germany means cosmopolitan=20
openness, multicultural diversity, and a chance to make good on the=20
country's dark history in the early half of the century. For them,=20
Germany's new face is already an undeniable fact. These two incompatible=20
positions have often clashed, at times violently.
Why has multiculturalism become such a contested concept today? Where do=20
immigrant and native cultures interact? How are political, social, and=20
cultural borders negotiated in the new Europe? How can the extensive=20
German debates about national and cultural identity, citizenship,=20
minority rights, and Western values shed new light on current=20
discussions in the United States? These questions complicate hotly=20
debated issues such as ethnic and cultural hybridity, the rhetoric of=20
diversity and identity, diaspora communities, and the future of the=20
nation state. Located at the intersection between the social sciences,=20
the arts, and the humanities, these topics call for interdisciplinary=20
analysis that is nonetheless aware of local, historical, and linguistic=20
specificities. Questions of aesthetic form are of central importance for=20
these investigations since film and literature often succeed in=20
destabilizing old binaries of "us and them" and "here and there."
This international conference is part of an ongoing research project=20
initiated by Berkeley's Department of German and sponsored by the Center=20
for German and European Studies. The project includes an archive on=20
German multiculturalism and a forthcoming sourcebook. In the conference=20
we want to address the cultural friction points that arise from=20
transnational migration in postindustrial societies. We also want to=20
reflect on the consequences of multilingual and multilocal stories for=20
histories of national cultures as they are taught at American=20
universities. UC Berkeley's diverse campus (and its history of=20
contentious debates) will provide an ideal location for discussing the=20
new multiethnic Germany as well as the borders of German studies itself.
Participants include Leslie Adelson, Pheng Cheah, David Theo Goldberg,=20
David Hollinger, Minoo Moallem, Werner Sollors, Michael Watts, Ernst van=20
Alphen. A screening of "Kleine Freiheit / A Little Bit of Freedom"=20
(2003) and a workshop on "Cinema and Migration" will form part of the=20
conference with Y=FCksel Yavuz, the director of "Kleine Freiheit", in per=
son.
Deniz Gokturk
Department of German
5319 Dwinelle Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3243
Phone: 510-643-2004
Email: dgokturk@socrates.berkeley.edu=20
<mailto:dgokturk@socrates.berkeley.edu>
Visit the website at http://german.berkeley.edu/mg
Not: D=FCzenleyen Deniz G=F6kt=FCrk, Aksit G=F6kt=FCrk'=FCn kizi.
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<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"verdana, arial, helvetica">Over
the past half century, mass migrations have challenged and changed
nation states on a global scale. Contemporary Germany in particular
epitomizes many of the conflicts ascribed to immigration. As “guest
workers” and asylum seekers stay to become residents, the concept o=
f a
national community based on ancestral lineage and cultural heritage has
been called into question. For some, the presence of roughly eight
million foreign-born, including new immigrants from Eastern Europe,
Africa, and Asia, spells the end of Germany as they know it. In their
view, Germany is not America – it will never be a “country of
immigration.” For others, a multiethnic Germany means cosmopolitan
openness, multicultural diversity, and a chance to make good on the
country’s dark history in the early half of the century. For them,
Germany’s new face is already an undeniable fact. These two
incompatible positions have often clashed, at times violently. </font></p=
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<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"verdana, arial, helvetica">Why has
multiculturalism become such a contested concept today? Where do
immigrant and native cultures interact? How are political, social, and
cultural borders negotiated in the new Europe? How can the extensive
German debates about national and cultural identity, citizenship,
minority rights, and Western values shed new light on current
discussions in the United States? These questions complicate hotly
debated issues such as ethnic and cultural hybridity, the rhetoric of
diversity and identity, diaspora communities, and the future of the
nation state. Located at the intersection between the social sciences,
the arts, and the humanities, these topics call for interdisciplinary
analysis that is nonetheless aware of local, historical, and linguistic
specificities. Questions of aesthetic form are of central importance
for these investigations since film and literature often succeed in
destabilizing old binaries of “us and them” and “here a=
nd there.”
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<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"verdana, arial, helvetica">This
international conference is part of an ongoing research project
initiated by Berkeley’s Department of German and sponsored by the
Center for German and European Studies. The project includes an archive
on German multiculturalism and a forthcoming sourcebook. In the
conference we want to address the cultural friction points that arise
from transnational migration in postindustrial societies. We also want
to reflect on the consequences of multilingual and multilocal stories
for histories of national cultures as they are taught at American
universities. UC Berkeley's diverse campus (and its history of
contentious debates) will provide an ideal location for discussing the
new multiethnic Germany as well as the borders of German studies
itself.
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<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"verdana, arial, helvetica">Participants
include Leslie Adelson, Pheng Cheah, David Theo Goldberg, David
Hollinger, Minoo Moallem, Werner Sollors, Michael Watts, Ernst van
Alphen. A screening of “Kleine Freiheit / A Little Bit of Freedom&#=
8221;
(2003) and a workshop on “Cinema and Migration” will form par=
t of the
conference with Y=FCksel Yavuz, the director of “Kleine Freiheit=
221;, in
person.
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Department of German <br>
5319 Dwinelle Hall <br>
University of California <br>
Berkeley, CA 94720-3243 <br>
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Phone: 510-643-2004</font></font>
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