Fatma Aydemirs postmigrantischer Familienroman "Dschinns" und die Poetik eines gesellschaftskritischen Engagements

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Supervisors

Roland, Hubert

Faculty

Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres

Degree label

Master [120] en langues et lettres modernes, orientation germaniques, à finalité didactique

Abstract

enPostmigration, a field of research that has gained increasing importance in the last years, aims to develop new perspectives on the topic of migration in order to overcome widespread binary ways of thinking in society. Postmigrant literature, that is, literature written by second- or third-generation migrants, presents the reality of (post)migrants while simultaneously presenting social critiques. Similarly, the contemporary family novel represents a particularly suitable genre to thematise social critiques, as it uses a single family to reflect the history of an entire group within a specific society. Based on these theoretical considerations, this master thesis analyses the family novel Dschinns, which was published in 2022 by the writer and journalist Fatma Aydemir. This analysis focuses on how the author employs a specific literary approach to critique the binary structures of society that marginalise minorities. Through a comparative close reading analysis of the cultural-anthropological themes of Heimat, religion, gender, sexuality, language, and communication, the experiences of the members of the Yilmaz family are compared, revealing a wide range of very different profiles. The results of the analysis show that the author uses the family novel genre to articulate a social critique by depicting a family that consists of a diverse group of unique (post)migrants who cannot be classified into binary categories.