Mémoire et minorité : l’identité collective dans la littérature germanophone de Belgique

Through a close reading of selected literary texts from German-speaking minority authors in East Belgium, this contribution will discuss the status of the literary representation of minority culture and its expression of multiple identities and allegiances as a space (be it geographic, cultural, lin...

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Main Author: Arvi Sepp
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Published: Presses universitaires de Strasbourg 2016-12-01
Series:Recherches Germaniques
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rg/323
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description Through a close reading of selected literary texts from German-speaking minority authors in East Belgium, this contribution will discuss the status of the literary representation of minority culture and its expression of multiple identities and allegiances as a space (be it geographic, cultural, linguistic, or aesthetic) in which global and local forces interact. In our analysis, we will rely on three fairly recent novels: Bosch in Belgien (2006) by Freddy Derwahl, Unterwegs zu Melusine (2006) by Hannes Anderer und Wege aus Sümpfen (2001) by Leo Wintgens. The border region these German–language authors write from play an important role in their conception of selfhood and otherness. The complex historical, political and linguistic context of this region in a multilingual country, bordered by Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, is of utmost importance to understand the differing conceptualizations of collective Belgian germanophone identity.
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Mémoire et minorité : l’identité collective dans la littérature germanophone de Belgique
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title Mémoire et minorité : l’identité collective dans la littérature germanophone de Belgique
title_full Mémoire et minorité : l’identité collective dans la littérature germanophone de Belgique
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title_full_unstemmed Mémoire et minorité : l’identité collective dans la littérature germanophone de Belgique
title_short Mémoire et minorité : l’identité collective dans la littérature germanophone de Belgique
title_sort memoire et minorite l identite collective dans la litterature germanophone de belgique
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