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Category: Race & Ethnicity
al-Mozany, Der Marschländer: Bagdad, Beirut, Berlin (1999)
Explore the book cover and text synopsis of this border crossing novel by Hussain Al-Mozany.
Khider’s Der falsche Inder (2008) Module: Writing the Self/Other
Look at the role and representation of writing in select excerpts from Khider’s novel Der falsche Inder (2008).
Khider’s Der falsche Inder (2008) Module
Explore the book cover and text synopsis of this border crossing novel in this first lesson in a three lesson module.
Keça Filankes, “Zwei Çaylöffel Şekir,” 2020
Students may discover that there is more than one way to write German meaningfully through the poetry of Keça Filankes
Ostashevsky, “The Feeling Sonnets,” 2019
A short discussion activity focusing on the contemporary multilingual poet Eugene Ostashevsky.
Weyhe, “Rude Girl,” 2022
Discuss homesickness, feeling at home, and cultural exchange while learning how to analyze pictures and text in the graphic novel Rude Girl.
Çatak, Das Lehrerzimmer, 2023
A two-lesson discussion focusing on Çatak’s feature film Das Lehrerzimmer.
Hügel-Marshall, Invisible Woman, 1993
This two-lesson discussion guide follows excerpts of Hügel-Marshall’s memoir and engages with questions of individual and institutional racism in the postwar period.
Popoola, Also By Mail, 2013
A two-part discussion based lesson focused on this family drama that confronts loss, racism, and cross-cultural etiquette.