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From Essentialism to Hybridity: Fatih Akin’s Gegen die Wand as Portrayal of Second-Generation Turks in Germany

Johnson, Courtney E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1151346632

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2006, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, German.
Who are the Turks living on German soil? This question is central to many contemporary discussions being waged in the German media. In a country with approximately 2 million residents of Turkish descent, the time has come for this question to finally be addressed and answered. While journalists and politicians grapple with this topic, one director has made significant contributions to the discussion through one film: Gegen die Wand. This thesis explores the struggles that second generation Turks in Germany face when it comes to identity. It will look into the history of the minority Turkish population in Germany, and the struggles that the current generation must face. By incorporating the hybridity theory of Homi K. Bhabha the discussion will be widened to include new ways of approaching the question of identity. The thesis will then focus on Gegen die Wand and show the ways in which this film opens up new opportunities for discussing this very topical issue of second generation minorities in Germany.
Kristie Foell (Advisor)
78 p.
Hybridity; Gegen die Wand; Fatih Akin; Homi K. Bhabha; German film; Second-Generation Turks in Germany

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  • Johnson, C. E. (2006). From Essentialism to Hybridity: Fatih Akin’s Gegen die Wand as Portrayal of Second-Generation Turks in Germany [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1151346632

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, Courtney. From Essentialism to Hybridity: Fatih Akin’s Gegen die Wand as Portrayal of Second-Generation Turks in Germany. 2006. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1151346632.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, Courtney. "From Essentialism to Hybridity: Fatih Akin’s Gegen die Wand as Portrayal of Second-Generation Turks in Germany." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1151346632

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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