Beyond the Colonizer-Colonized Mindset: Nonconformity of Léonora Miano’s Afrophonie

in Amoo-Adare, Epifania; Siriwardane-de Zoysa, Rapti (Eds.) An Anthology of Non-Conformism: Rebel Women Words, Ways & Wonders (in press)

In her books Red in blue trilogy (2015) and L'impératif transgressif (The Transgressive Imperative) (2016a), the French-Cameroonian novelist Léonora Miano questions and elucidates, among other things, the ... [more ▼]

In her books Red in blue trilogy (2015) and L'impératif transgressif (The Transgressive Imperative) (2016a), the French-Cameroonian novelist Léonora Miano questions and elucidates, among other things, the repression of the history of “forgotten worlds” in relation to transatlantic human trafficking and colonialism and pleads for reinventing African imaginary by decolonizing the French-speaking world called Francophonie. Therefore, she invites sub-Saharan writers to use their verbs in a non-conformist way: it is about finding oneself beyond and freeing oneself from the colonizer-colonized mindset. In this regard, Miano coins the concept of Afrophonie as a form of countercultural re-examination and reorientation of the politics of perception stemming from the coloniality of the French language and the Francophonie. From a countercultural perspective, this contribution discusses the potentiality of the non-conformity of Léonora Miano´s writings beyond the colonizer-colonized mindset. [less ▲]

Negotiating Migration in European Theater in/beyond “Thinking-as-Usual”

in Juvonen, Annimari; Lindemann Lino, Verena (Eds.) Negotiations of Migration Reexamining the Past and Present in Contemporary Europe (2021)

First, this contribution discusses “thinking-as-usual” in connection with to- day’s migration dilemma in Europe as the manifestation of a crisis from the per- spective of “social drama.” Secondly, the ... [more ▼]

First, this contribution discusses “thinking-as-usual” in connection with to- day’s migration dilemma in Europe as the manifestation of a crisis from the per- spective of “social drama.” Secondly, the present contribution seeks to question the discourse of “thinking-as-usual” and its performative character as observable units shaping perceptions and staging strategies in some contemporary theater and performance productions in Europe. Thirdly, it analyzes the response-ability and potentiality of some other theater and performance arts which productively address structures of belonging and exclusion stemming from “thinking-as-usual.” Finally, this analysis explores how de-essentializing epistemological approaches of European artistic habits can productively impact the negotiation of otherness and migration in the theater and performing arts. [less ▲]

Art of Cultural Diplomacy as Aesthetic in the Academic Research -Art/Theatre Interface

in Brown, Ashley; Carbon, François; Chambers, Bill (Eds.) et al TAD’ Liber Memorialis e-book (2021)

Cultural diplomacy "refers to the exchange of ideas, information, art, and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples to foster mutual understanding." (Cummings, 2003, p. 1). However, how ... [more ▼]

Cultural diplomacy "refers to the exchange of ideas, information, art, and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples to foster mutual understanding." (Cummings, 2003, p. 1). However, how can we interpret cultural diplomacy and act upon it in and outside academia? How can universities harness the potentiality of cultural diplomacy to transform societies? These are among others the leading questions discussed in the international panel on "the art of cultural diplomacy: cultural diplomacy in and outside academia" linked to international students as 'students as global citizens'. This discussion panel took place in 2017 May, the 26 in the framework of the 4th Transatlantic Dialogue titled "Creating Human Bonds Through Cultural Diplomacy." The panel gathered and focused on diverse engagements and activities of international students and student a airs professionals from all continents of the world as potential agents of the art of cultural diplomacy in and outside academia. Our analysis builds on these questions and the objectives of this panel. It discusses from a combined perspective of an academic research-art interface the art of cultural diplomacy as an aesthetic and a means of intercultural awareness and cultural interactions and reciprocal knowledge transfer between academia and the society or the general public. [less ▲]

COVID-19 Crisis: Response-Ability and Responsibility of Theatre

in Mein, Georg; Pause, Johannes (Eds.) Self and Society in the Corona Crisis. Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences (2020)

This article examines the interdependence of formal and media transformations in literature and theatre production and reception in contemporary context of increasing processes of digitalisation and ... [more ▼]

This article examines the interdependence of formal and media transformations in literature and theatre production and reception in contemporary context of increasing processes of digitalisation and social interactions in the internet. Thus, the question of physical co-presence in theatre and the consciousness of virtual presence in media culture is discussed, including the response-ability and the aesthetic potentiality of theatre in media and virtual spaces during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. Finally, this contribution addresses the related theatre epistemological approach. [less ▲]

Gegenkulturelle Tendenzen im postdramatischen Theater

Doctoral thesis (2020)

Aufgrund ihrer verwandten Störstrategien sind Hermann Nitsch und Christoph Schlingensief wie „zwei Zwillingsbrüder“ zu betrachten, die individualisierte Künstlerpersönlichkeiten aufweisen. Sie sind zudem ... [more ▼]

Aufgrund ihrer verwandten Störstrategien sind Hermann Nitsch und Christoph Schlingensief wie „zwei Zwillingsbrüder“ zu betrachten, die individualisierte Künstlerpersönlichkeiten aufweisen. Sie sind zudem von der institutionskritischen Inszenierung theatraler, körperzentrierter Präsenz und Erfahrung des Realen bis zur Fusionierung ritueller, religiöser und politischer Elemente verwandt und sehr gute compagnons de route. Diese Publikation widmet sich der Analyse des Theaters als Kunst bzw. Ästhetik kultureller Selbstreflexion und Selbstveränderung in Nitschs und Schlingensiefs postdramatischen Inszenierungs- sowie Störstrategien im Spannungsfeld von Religion, Politik und Theater. [less ▲]

Zum Konstruktcharakter afrikanischer und europäischer Migrationswahrnehmung

in Hertrampf, Marina Ortrud M.; Nickel, Beatrice (Eds.) (T)Räume der Migration (2019)

This contribution deals first with some manifestations of the migration's dilemma. Outgoing from the reality constituting capacity and character of speech and discourse, this analysis focuses then on the ... [more ▼]

This contribution deals first with some manifestations of the migration's dilemma. Outgoing from the reality constituting capacity and character of speech and discourse, this analysis focuses then on the performative and discursive construction of reality. Besides, this contribution analyses the con- structed character and the contrast between African's and European's perception of migration through reading and watching e.g. news and / or plays. [less ▲]

“The Concept of World Theatre in Postdramatic Context: Scientific and Aesthetic Points of Reference and Implications” : Roundtable Discussion with Christopher Balme, Günther Heeg, Eiichiro Hirata, Patrick Primaversi, Mziwoxolo Sirayi, and Janine Lewis moderated by Koku G. Nonoa

in Nonoa, Koku Gnatuloma; Kovacs, Teresa (Eds.) Postdramatisches Theater als transkulturelles Theater. Eine transdisziplinäre Annäherung (2018)

Vorwort

in Nonoa, Koku Gnatuloma; Kovacs, Teresa (Eds.) Postdramatisches Theater als transkulturelles Theater. Eine transdisziplinäre Annäherung, (2018)

Postdramatisches Theater als transkulturelles Theater. Eine transdisziplinäre Annäherung

Book published by Forum Modernes Theater - 1st ed. (2018)

Über die afrikanische Adaption von Kevin Rittbergers Kassandra oder Die Welt als Ende der Vorstellung in Togo

in Assemboni, Amatso; Babka, Anna; Beck, Laura (Eds.) et al Postkolonialität denken – Spektren germanistischer Forschung in Togo (2017)