Abstract
Conceptualizing predicament and ambition of an academic discipline such as German Studies through filters of globalization, my foremost concern is mediation of cultural difference through a careful consideration of local and global, here and elsewhere. That said, I am neither content with inclusion of authors as native informants of difference, nor with benevolent appraisal of speaker and/or ethnic minority instructor as sole purveyor of global cultural agenda. The reason is simple: thinking along with Kant, I am concerned not with philanthropy, but with (105). As I embrace obscurant descriptor attached to my status as a speaker and teacher of German language and literature, I remain attentive to two kinds of rights: hospitality, the of a stranger not to be treated with hostility when he arrives at someone else's territory (105) and right of resort, for all men (sic) are entitled to present themselves in society of others by virtue of their to communal possession of earth's surface (106). Indeed an astute attentiveness to this ius cosmpoliticum by native and non-native practitioners of German Studies alike can constructively address pragmatic and conceptual concerns of our discipline today. Outside of Germany, discipline's categorization under Foreign Languages and Liter atures confers upon it responsibility of being foreign, strange, fremd. Within Germany, accelerated transformation of nation's ethnic and religious composition through mass migration since early 1960s makes engagement of German Studies with foreignness and otherness within Germany inevitable. The discipline thus bears responsibility of ensuring an understanding of difference, while simultaneously offering all non-natives to affiliate and associate with plurality of historical and contem porary Germany.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.