JOURNAL ARTICLE

Berlin/Istanbul Again: Theatre, Memory, and the New Wave of Migration.

  • Published In: Seminar -- A Journal of Germanic Studies, 2024, v. 60, n. 4. P. 332 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Reisoglu, Mert Bahadir 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines the transnational relationship between contemporary Turkish and German theatres through the lens of Ceren Ercan's plays Seni Seviyorum Türkiye ("I Love You, Turkey") and Berlin Zamanı ("Time for Berlin"), which explore the experiences of the "new wave" of migration from Turkey to Germany. Ercan's works use dark humor and experimental dramaturgy to depict the anxieties, identity crises, and nostalgic reflections of secular young urban Turks both in Istanbul and Berlin, highlighting the emotional and political complexities following the Gezi protests and the 2016 coup attempt. The article situates these plays within broader sociological studies on this highly skilled, heterogeneous migrant group, emphasizing their ambivalent self-identification between exile and expatriation and their impact on Turkish-German theatre's evolving transnational and postmigrant configurations. It also discusses the challenges faced by migrant artists in Germany and the shifting dynamics of theatre collaboration between Istanbul and Berlin amid political and cultural changes in Turkey.

Additional Information

  • Source:Seminar -- A Journal of Germanic Studies. 2024/11, Vol. 60, Issue 4, p332
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0037-1939
  • DOI:10.3138/seminar.60.4.3
  • Accession Number:181229691
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