Auf einen Begriff scheint Heimat nicht zu bringen zu sein. Vielmehr stellt sich Unschärfe oder Mehrdeutigkeit ein. Womöglich liegt in der Offenheit und begrifflichen Widerständigkeit gerade der Reiz, das Potenzial, aber auch die Brisanz dieses streitbaren wie umstrittenen Konzep…
This dissertation explores the memory of postwar German-speaking refugees in Austria through an analysis of diverse media, cultural practices, and their reception. Part I of the dissertation examines postwar memorials and their reception in newspapers, as well as the role of pil…
"Migration, Identity, and Belonging How do you know when you belong to a country? When is the nation-state a homeland? The boundaries and borders which define who belongs and who does not proliferate in the age of globalization, whether or not they coincide with national jurisdi…
The German Heimat, so profoundly evocative of serenity and a sense of intimate belonging, could be said to come into its ‘own’ only when it threatens to become ‘other,’ that is, only when it is poised in opposition to the unprecedented threat of alienation and fragmentation brou…
