Julia Bruhne – författare

Die Beiträge dieses Bandes beschäftigen sich mit französisch-, italienisch- und spanischsprachigen literarischen und filmischen Werken der letzten 25 Jahre, die von einer neuen Art realistischen Erzählens in der Romania zeugen. Neben inhaltsspezifischen Auseinandersetzungen steht die Beantwortung folgender Fragen im Zentrum der Analysen: Welcher narrativen Instrumente bedienen sich die Werke, um Authentizität zu vermitteln? Welche Wirkung entfalten literarische oder filmische Hybride aus Fiktion und Dokumentar, Journalismus, Reportage, Sachtext? Welche Funktion erfüllen Intertextualität, Inter- und Transmedialität im Rahmen realistischen Schreibens? Gibt es Formen der "Ich-Erzählung", die als Authentizitätsmarker fungieren? Handelt es sich um eine Wiederaufnahme älterer Realismen oder entsteht etwas völlig Neues?The contributions of this anthology deal with realistic works of the past 25 years in Romance literature, film and series, with a focus on content-related and formal aspects that are based on the following questions: To what extent are the narratives engaged? Can an educational and didactic gesture be recognized? Which narrative instruments do the works use to convey authenticity? What effect do literary or cinematic hybrids of fiction and documentary, journalism, reportage, non-fiction have? What function do intertextuality, inter- and transmediality fulfill in the context of realistic writing? To what extent can the subject be rehabilitated? Are there (old and new) forms of "first-person narration" that act as markers of authenticity (writing between autobiography and autofiction, diary, etc.)? Can a paradigm shift be identified? Is it a resumption of older realisms or is something completely new emerging? Are there epoch-spanning characteristics of realistic writing?

The analysis of the relationship between center and periphery is one of many theoretical approaches found in all fields of the Humanities. Looking at this special relationship from several disciplinary perspectives is an effective methodology for establishing connections between various fields of study. Consequently, the issue contains articles dealing with, among others, the Russian enterprise in Alaska, German polar exploration, gender in Islamic contexts in Europe, labor relations, ''economic securitization'', cultural nationalism in Ghana, and Robert Rodriguez''s movie Machete. The historical perspective of cultural reception, the economic relationship between central and peripheral areas as well as the development of stereotypes as a consequence of the exchange between both areas are also part of the discussion.The first issue of Global Humanities therefore provides a broad outlook on the periphery-center relationship, giving the interested reader an insight into the different working fields of several disciplines within the Humanities. It furthermore can be considered an argument for strengthening interdisciplinary work in the future, highlighting the interconnectedness of history, literature, art, politics and many other disciplines.