(English version below)
CLIC nodigt jullie graag uit voor de eerstvolgende WOLEC-sessie die plaatsvindt op donderdag 5 juni van 12:00 tot ten laatste 13:30 in C2.07a. Spreker Prof. Andree Michaelis-König (UAntwerp) zal een lezing geven met als titel: “German Jewish Writing Today: The Impact of Soviet Memory Culture and the Rediscovery of Siblings and Friends in Recent Family Novels by Jewish Authors”.
Andree Michaelis-König is is hoofddocent Moderne Duitse literatuur en cultuur aan de Universiteit Antwerpen. Hij behaalde een venia docendi in Moderne Duitse Literatuur aan de Europese Universiteit Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder en een PhD aan de Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies aan de FU Berlin. Zijn onderzoeksinteresses omvatten Vriendschapsstudies, Duits-joodse literatuurgeschiedenis, hedendaagse literatuur, Duitse Verlichting, Duitse Premarch, literatuur en migratie, de media van herinnering na de Holocaust, Transculturele Studies, intersectionaliteit en gender.
De voertaal is het Engels. Een broodjeslunch wordt voorzien. We vragen u om uw aanwezigheid ten laatste tegen 29 mei via deze link te bevestigen. Voor meer informatie over WOLEC, klik hier.
Hopelijk tot dan!
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CLIC is excited to invite you to the next WOLEC session, taking place on Thursday 5 June from 12:00 till 13:30 in room C2.07a. Prof. Andree Michaelis-König (UAntwerp) will give a lecture titled: “German Jewish Writing Today: The Impact of Soviet Memory Culture and the Rediscovery of Siblings and Friends in Recent Family Novels by Jewish Authors”.
Andree Michaelis-König is Professor of Modern German Literature and Culture at the University of Antwerp. He holds a venia docendi in Modern German Literature at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt/Oder and a PhD earned at the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. His research interests include Friendship Studies, German-Jewish literary history, contemporary literature, German Enlightenment, German Premarch, literature and migration, the media of remembrance after the Holocaust, Transcultural Studies, intersectionality and gender.
The lecture will be held in English. A sandwich lunch will be provided. We ask you to confirm your presence via this link by 29 May. For more information about WOLEC, click here.
We hope to see you there!
Abstract
Contemporary German-language Jewish literature is a dynamic and integral facet of today’s literary landscape. This talk examines two interrelated dimensions of this evolving field. First, it explores the significance of the post-Soviet backgrounds of many contemporary Jewish authors. These biographical and cultural contexts generate a productive tension with Germany’s Holocaust-centered memory culture, while also shedding light on the increasing diversification and transnational orientation of the literary scene. Second, the talk addresses a notable shift in recent family novels, which increasingly emphasize the dynamics among siblings and friends, thereby moving beyond traditional familial narratives. Through close readings of works by Olga Grjasnowa, Sasha Marianna Salzmann, and Dana von Suffrin, the discussion considers how these new narrative structures articulate evolving understandings of Jewish culture, tradition, and memory in contemporary society. Finally, the talk asks about the ways in which these literary developments are intertwined with those emerging post-Soviet Jewish identity politics in the aftermath of 1990.