Migrationen heute und gestern

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The collection explores diverse themes related to migration and literature, examining how literary works serve as spaces for negotiating new cultural paradigms. Contributions include analyses of migration laws and human destinies through Ödön von Horváth's play, alongside discussions on the emigration of German women to Southwest Africa from 1884 to 1914, highlighting the myths versus realities of their experiences. The narratives of emigration and re-emigration are further explored in Margarethe von Eckenbrecher's account, reflecting on the transformative power of these journeys. The cultural and economic burdens associated with race are examined through imagology, while the intersection of migration and folklore is analyzed in both German and African fairy tales. The role of African tales in the intercultural migration process in Germany is also scrutinized, alongside studies on migration experiences and women's emancipation in African and German literature. Identity issues within migration literature are addressed through Safer Senocak's works, and the complexities of German-German migration are explored in Wolfgang Hilbig's novel. Finally, the challenges of interculturality are discussed in the context of Helmuth Plessner's environmental model, illuminating the multifaceted nature of migration and its literary representations.