„Nicht an ein bestimmtes Land gebunden zu sein, bedeutet auch, frei zu sein.“ Zu Grenzen von Grenzenlosigkeit im Khuê Phams Roman Wo auch immer ihr seid

Michał Jakubski

doi:10.31261/WSS.2024.08.01

Published: 2024-05-24

No. 8 (2024)

“Not being tied to a particular country also means being free.” On the limits of limitlessness in Khuê Pham’s novel Wo auch immer ihr seid

Michał Jakubski

Section: Essays

https://doi.org/10.31261/WSS.2024.08.01

Abstract

This article aims to shed light on the themes of limitlessness, identity and conflicts of integration in Khuê Pham’s novel ‘Wo auch immer ihr seid’ (2021). It examines border phenomena such as experiences of foreignness, alienation, exclusion, and marginalization. Concepts of hybridity and rhizomatics are also taken into account in the analysis. In contrast to representatives of the generation of newcomers, Khuê Pham belongs to the generation of children of newcomers who were born in Germany, came into contact with the culture there from an early age, and grew up in the era of hyperculturality, i.e., the era of seemingly unlimited possibilities. The aforementioned aspects influence the process of identity formation and cause it to take place differently than for representatives of the generation of those who have arrived.

Keywords:

borderlessness , identity , conflicts of integration , experiences of foreignness , alienation , exclusion and marginalisation , hybridity , Khuê Pham

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Jakubski, M. (2024). “Not being tied to a particular country also means being free.” On the limits of limitlessness in Khuê Pham’s novel Wo auch immer ihr seid. Wortfolge. Szyk Słów, (8), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.31261/WSS.2024.08.01

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Michał Jakubski

michal.jakubski@us.edu.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8971-6720

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University of Silesia in Katowice Poland

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Michał Jakubski, PhD, (Silesian University of Katowice, Institute of Literary Studies) is a Germanist and literary scholar who works as a research and teaching assistant at the Institute of Literary Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice. His publications and research focus on German-language drama of the 20th century, especially after 1945, the topics of interculturality and identity in literature and the (political) history of states in German-speaking countries.

No. 8 (2024)
Published: 2024-12-18

eISSN: 2544-4093

10.321261/WSS

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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