Mapping Multiculturalism: American Diversity and the New Multi-Ethnic Germany
2014 to 2015
Undergraduate Research
The German Department provided support for undergraduates to undertake 3 - 6 week research projects in Berlin seeking to answer specific questions in the following fields:
- What is the relationship between American and German models of integration and inclusion - historically or at present?
- How do social advocacy and activism build more diverse, inclusive communities?
- How are debates on or theories of national identity and diversity reflected in the arts?
Applicants were paired with a Duke faculty mentor and an expert in the appropriate field in Berlin. The experts available included:
- Members of Parliament
- Leaders of social advocacy groups
- Museum curators, theater directors, and art historians
- Archival research experts
People
 Professor of Germanic Languages & Literature |
Highlights
 Afro-Germans: Bridging the Gap Between 29 Years
-- Nov 12 2014
What exactly does it mean to map multiculturalism? Perhaps even more difficult is, what exactly we mean when we say multiculturalism? When I decided to apply for the Mapping Multiculturalism grant... Read More |
 Immigration and Integration in German Museums
-- Nov 14 2014
I researched how German museums present immigration and integration and how this impacts public understanding. I visited around thirty museums and memorials and interviewed museum curators, whose... Read More |
 Sex Work Discourse in Germany: Historicizing the Legalization Debate
-- Sep 12 2014
This past summer I worked on my research project examining discourses on sex work in Germany. Enacted by the German Bundestag in 2002, the Act Regulating the Legal Situation of Prostitutes was... Read More |