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Author
Name Schade, Julia
Research field Performance, decolonial theory, documentary practices, postcolonial artistic practices
Career stage postdoc
Home university/institution Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Department/Research unit at home university/institution Philology
Chair/Working group at home institution Oliver Fahle

International activity
Country Israel
Location Hebrew University Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Haifa University
University Tel Aviv University
Fund Research School Int.Mo.P
Type of activity conference visit
Period starts 09-12-2022
ends 18-12-2022
Keywords Brecht, Decolonial theory, Patzer
Report The participation at the International Brecht Symposium was an important opportunity for me to 1) discuss my research on decolonial and diasporic aspects of Brecht’s work with an international research community and 2) to establish links with international scholars in order to prepare an application for the german-israeli “Minerva” program next year.
The topic of this year’s symposium “Brecht in Dark Times. Racism, Political Oppression, and Dictatorship” was highly relevant to my research because it focuses on aspects of racism in Brecht’s work and addresses contemporary questions of diaspora and war. With my contribution about Brecht’s “Fatzer” I aimed to show not only how this diasporic experience finds itself in his writings but also how Brecht himself reflected on exile, racism, sexism, war and colonial violence. Within the Brecht community there has been little work from a decolonial perspective yet which is why I was lucky to engage into conversation with international scholars on the topic. The conference was also an important opportunity for me to discuss my plan to apply for the german-israeli “Minerva” program with colleagues whom I hat meetings with before and after the conference (Ira Avneri (Tel Aviv University), Freddie Rokem (Tel Aviv University, Amir Farjoun (CUNY), Daphna Ben-Shaul (Tel Aviv University)). The MINERVA program is intended to bring together young Israeli and German scientists and to establish new collaborative efforts through conferences and workshop. The conference was therefore essential, specifically at this time of my career, to establish contacts with colleagues on future projects as well as to establish myself independently in a wider international community.
Last but not least, this conference allowed me an international exchange and conversation with colleagues which -- due to the pandemic -- has not been possible for almost three years.
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