Performing New German Realities

Represents the first English-language monograph dedicated to theatre and migration in contemporary GermanyEngages with current and timely political debates surrounding refugees in Europe
Enables comparative perspectives on theatre and migration to emerge across and beyond European contexts

Autorentext

Lizzie Stewart is a Lecturer at King's College London, UK. She has previously held positions at University of Edinburgh, St Andrews, and Cambridge, all UK. Her work operates primarily at the intersection of Modern Languages, Migration Studies, and Theatre and Performance, and has focused on the relationship between labour migration and cultural production.

Zusammenfassung
"Performing New German Realities is a read for anyone who is interested in a fuller picture of German theater from its margins." (Azadeh Sharifi, EuropeNow, europenowjournal.org, February 21, 2023)

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Turkish-German Scripts of Postmigration.- 2. Scripts of Migration: Emine Sevgi Özdamar's Early Plays (1982-2000).- 3. Zaimoglu/Senkel/Shakespeare: Othello (2003) and the Turkish-German Rewrite.- 4. The Neo-Muslima Enters the Scene: Black Virgins (2006) and the Postmigrant Theatre.- 5. Performing Institutional Change: New Faces, Shadow Voices (2008).- 6. Celebrating the New Normal? Emine Sevgi Özdamar's Perikz (2010) and the Festival Context.- 7. Conclusion: Scripting New Realities New Realities to Script.