Undeutsch: Die Konstruktion Des Anderen in Der Postmigrantischen Gesellschaft

by Fatima El-Tayeb

The reformulation of European history post the fall of the Berlin Wall connected post-fascist and post-socialist narratives to a Western capitalist success story. A third factor however remained absent, which could have likewise used a re-evaluation: the colonial past. Fatima El-Tayeb approaches the current conflicts around German identity through their historical contextualization, and the question of their gaps. She investigates the effects of these unbalanced processes of coming to terms with history by way of the production of three racialized groups - black people, the Roma and Muslims - as "Un-German". Thus showing that a post-migrant Germany not only needs open visions of the future, but also new historical narratives.

Genres: Nonfiction, Germany

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2015

Reviews

[Lejla · Rating 5 out of 5]

fatima el-tayeb the woman that you are
thank you for this masterpiece about the construction of germany's identity in the wake of its post colonial, post fascist and post socialist legacy that still hasn't been properly unearthed - with damning consequences for the part of the population that is constantly racialized and othered - the "not-germans"
i especially loved the part about the implication of museums in upholding colonial structures and knowledge, something that hasn't been addressed enough in my opinion
the chapter about the dealing of the holocaust and its fallout - the famous "Schuldfrage" is eye-opening and managed to put a lot of my thoughts that i had on this topic into words
this book should be part of school curricula - do your part and educate yourself now!!!