Violence as a “Generational Experience” of Growing Up in Post-Wall East Germany? Female Experiences of Racist Othering and Assault in East Germany 1989–2000
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8243739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Mues (Ruhr University Bochum, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-59 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AUC STUDIA TERRITORIALIA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1213-4449 • E-ISSN: 2336-3231 |
| Publisher | Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14712/23363231.2023.9 |
| OpenAlex | W4388457330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
As an often-overlooked period of conflict, the era of transformation after German re-unification represents a time of collective and individual identity crisis for East Germans, who experienced a loss of their Lebenswelt (lifeworld; Edmund Husserl) and a devaluation of their life achievements that often led to severe discontent, causing conflict both in and between East and West Germany. During this period, People of Colour experienced a discharge of the general tension through a sharp increase in violence directed against them by radical right-wing actors. Since then, their experiences have gone largely unnoticed in popular media and publications, having only recently found their way into a broader discourse of remembrance. This paper seeks to contribute to a shift away from a discussion about People of Colour and towards a position that focuses on their narratives, experiences and opinions. In doing so, it takes a firmly female-centred perspective, using written and video-recorded material from Women of Colour as a doubly marginalised group
Aesthetics · Art · Devaluation · East Asia · German · Identity (music · Lifeworld · Narrative · Period (music · Political science · Social science · Sociology · European history and politics · Gender Studies · German History and Society · German legal, social, and political studies · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |