Race ≠ Rasse: 10 terms related to race that require sensitivity in translation
In this article, we look specifically at English and German, and discuss 10 terms related to race that are difficult to translate.
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The role of the translator: mediator, moderator, gatekeeper
Our macht.sprache. project has given us cause to think carefully about the work of translation, and the people who do this work.
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Post/colonial English: The language of African literature?
In light of our translation project, case.sensitive., we’ve had cause to think once more about the relationships between different languages, and how these work in regard to power.
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Black German History: August Sabac el Cher, administrator of silver in the Prinz-Albrecht-Palais in Berlin
Although Black German history goes back several hundred years, it is often difficult to reconstruct, and the life stories of individuals – such as that of August Sabac el Cher, the administrator of silver in the Prinz-Albrecht-Palais – remain incomplete. Art can fill gaps or at least make them visible in an effective way.
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Is the world creolizing?
With his faith in the beauty of cultural hybridity, Édouard Glissant became one of the most influential postcolonial theorists. In dystopian times, his philosophy of relation gives rise to hope.
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What does ‘postcolonial’ mean?
poco.lit. is a platform for postcolonial literatures – but what does that actually mean? Here is a brief overview.
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Discrimination, language, and translation tools
Many people who find their cultural activities increasingly moving into the realm of the virtual might find themselves working more and more with translation tools. Yet these tools, and the translations they offer, tend to suffer from biases embedded into their making.
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Green Library – a year in review
The year 2020 is coming to an end, and our Green Library series with it. Here’s a short retrospective.
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Ecocriticism and Postcolonialism: When Land Remembers
Ecocriticism is a concept with an interdisciplinary approach that emerged in the United States to examine the different ways in which people imagine human relationships to nature and the environment, and how they portray it in books, films and works of art. Escpecially in combination with postcolonialism, ecocriticism offers incredible potential for analysis.
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The ambivalent powers of speculative fiction
Recently, we’ve published articles on Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism. Both Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism can be framed as belonging to the larger genre of speculative fiction. But what is speculative fiction? Or perhaps more importantly, what can it do?
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