During the first decade of this millennium Germany's largest ethnic minority--Turkish Germans--began to enjoy a new cultural prominence in German literature, film, television and theater. While controversies around forced marriage and "honor" killings have driven popular interest in the situation of Turkish-German women, popular culture has played a key role in diversifying portrayals of women and men of Turkish heritage. This book documents the significance of marriage in 21st-century Turkish-German culture, unpacking its implications not only for the cultural portrayals of those of Turkish...
During the first decade of this millennium Germany's largest ethnic minority--Turkish Germans--began to enjoy a new cultural prominence in German lite...