View in EDS

Decolonizing German Studies from outside and within

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Decolonizing German Studies from outside and within
Language: English
Authors: Yejun Zou (ORCID 0000-0003-3177-8651)
Source: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German. 2025 58(1):45-57.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Educational Change, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German Literature, Advanced Courses, Power Structure, Decolonization, Universities, Cultural Awareness, Authors, Artists, Minority Groups, Reading Lists, Barriers, Language Usage, Second Languages, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
DOI: 10.1111/tger.70007
ISSN: 0042-062X
1756-1221
Abstract: Although considerable attempts have been made to decolonize German Studies curricula in UK universities through an inclusion of German-language cultural artifacts of authors and artists from ethno-racially marginalized backgrounds, this kind of expansionist method--the endeavor to merely expand the canon of German Studies--does not suffice. While the decolonization of the canon of German Studies immensely increases visibility and representations of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers and artists who create in German, the theoretical methods through which these cultural artifacts are examined remain predominantly within the Euro-American academe. The combination of decolonized German reading lists with Eurocentric theoretical tools, I argue, create theoretical and pedagogical barriers in German Studies, which risks resuscitating the kind of power imbalance between German/European cultures and other cultures, against which initiatives for decolonizing German Studies seek to counteract. Focusing on pedagogical practices of Yoko Tawada's work in an advanced-level German literature course, I propose to address the issue of diversity and inclusivity both from the "outside"--the continuous effort to foreground German-language cultural artifacts created by BIPOC writers and artists--and from "within"--the re-evaluation and decolonization of theoretical tools by engaging with an integrative translingual approach that brings together resources of Western and non-Western languages.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1476291
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: EJ1476291
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Decolonizing German Studies from outside and within
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Yejun+Zou%22">Yejun Zou</searchLink> (ORCID <externalLink term="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-8651">0000-0003-3177-8651</externalLink>)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Unterrichtspraxis%2FTeaching+German%22"><i>Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German</i></searchLink>. 2025 58(1):45-57.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: Y
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 13
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2025
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
– Name: Audience
  Label: Education Level
  Group: Audnce
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Higher+Education%22">Higher Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Postsecondary+Education%22">Postsecondary Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+Change%22">Educational Change</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22German%22">German</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Second+Language+Learning%22">Second Language Learning</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Second+Language+Instruction%22">Second Language Instruction</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22German+Literature%22">German Literature</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Advanced+Courses%22">Advanced Courses</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Power+Structure%22">Power Structure</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Decolonization%22">Decolonization</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Universities%22">Universities</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Cultural+Awareness%22">Cultural Awareness</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Authors%22">Authors</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Artists%22">Artists</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Minority+Groups%22">Minority Groups</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Reading+Lists%22">Reading Lists</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Barriers%22">Barriers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Language+Usage%22">Language Usage</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Second+Languages%22">Second Languages</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22United+Kingdom%22">United Kingdom</searchLink>
– Name: DOI
  Label: DOI
  Group: ID
  Data: 10.1111/tger.70007
– Name: ISSN
  Label: ISSN
  Group: ISSN
  Data: 0042-062X<br />1756-1221
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Although considerable attempts have been made to decolonize German Studies curricula in UK universities through an inclusion of German-language cultural artifacts of authors and artists from ethno-racially marginalized backgrounds, this kind of expansionist method--the endeavor to merely expand the canon of German Studies--does not suffice. While the decolonization of the canon of German Studies immensely increases visibility and representations of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers and artists who create in German, the theoretical methods through which these cultural artifacts are examined remain predominantly within the Euro-American academe. The combination of decolonized German reading lists with Eurocentric theoretical tools, I argue, create theoretical and pedagogical barriers in German Studies, which risks resuscitating the kind of power imbalance between German/European cultures and other cultures, against which initiatives for decolonizing German Studies seek to counteract. Focusing on pedagogical practices of Yoko Tawada's work in an advanced-level German literature course, I propose to address the issue of diversity and inclusivity both from the "outside"--the continuous effort to foreground German-language cultural artifacts created by BIPOC writers and artists--and from "within"--the re-evaluation and decolonization of theoretical tools by engaging with an integrative translingual approach that brings together resources of Western and non-Western languages.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: As Provided
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2025
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: EJ1476291
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1476291
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1111/tger.70007
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 13
        StartPage: 45
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Educational Change
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: German
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Second Language Learning
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Second Language Instruction
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: German Literature
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Advanced Courses
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Power Structure
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Decolonization
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Universities
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Cultural Awareness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Authors
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Artists
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Minority Groups
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Reading Lists
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Barriers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Language Usage
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Second Languages
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: United Kingdom
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Decolonizing German Studies from outside and within
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Yejun Zou
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 03
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 0042-062X
            – Type: issn-electronic
              Value: 1756-1221
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 58
            – Type: issue
              Value: 1
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German
              Type: main
ResultId 1