Publications
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Historicizing the Uses of the Past
(2011-05-15)
This book presents new developments in Scandinavian memory cultures related to World War II and the Holocaust by combining this focus with the perspective of history didactics. The theoretical framework of historical ...
The Bureaucratic Production of Difference
(2020)
In the context of the ever-increasing political problematization of migration in Europe, agencies charged with migrant administration create diverse categories of difference to distinguish between the »deserving migrant« ...
DiverCity – Global Cities as a Literary Phenomenon
(2016)
Based on the structured analysis of selected North American novels, this work examines global cities as a literary phenomenon (»DiverCity«). By analyzing Dionne Brand's Toronto, »What We All Long For« (2005), Chang-rae ...
Glück und Nachhaltigkeit
(2020)
Wie lassen sich Glück und Nachhaltigkeit verbinden? Um die gegenwärtige ressourcenintensive Lebensweise zu überwinden, braucht es neue Leitbilder von subjektivem Wohlbefinden, die das gute Leben jenseits von Produktion und ...
Melting Pots & Mosaics
(2017)
In the past decades, children of immigrants have drawn increased attention not only in press and media, but also in a number of academic fields, among them sociology, history, or ethnology. Surprisingly, literary and ...
»Lean« und »agil« im Büro
(2018)
The office work is being completely reorganized in the current digital transformation. Central to this are concepts such as »lean production« and »agile methods«. The book shows the implications of this development for the ...
Bally - A History of Footwear in the Interwar Period
(2021)
Carl Franz Bally founded a shoe factory in Switzerland in 1851. Within decades, the Bally name had achieved worldwide recognition for its high-quality footwear. The history of modern footwear can be traced through the lens ...
Migration in den Alpen
(2020)
Wie lebt es sich als Migrantin oder Migrant in Graubünden? Am Beispiel der touristischen Region Oberengadin und dem ländlich-peripheren Avers und Schams zeigt diese kulturwissenschaftliche Studie Handlungsspielräume und ...
Zwischenstadtland Schweiz
(2016)
This volume analyses the communal decision-making processes behind the current spatial development in an urbanising Switzerland.
Mediale Affektökonomie
(2021)
Wie werden in Reality TV-Formaten ausgehandelte Regeln des emotionalen Ausdrucks und deren Inszenierung auf Facebook bewertet? Welche unterschiedlichen Orientierungen in Bezug auf andere Körper entstehen dabei? Wie werden ...