Vol. 91 (2025): "Brauner Osten". On the Simultaneity of Right Wing Realties and Processes of Easternisation
In current debates, East Germany is often associated with right-wing attitudes and violence. According to Kathleen Heft, the notion of a 'Brown East' can be understood as an easternising practice (“Ossifizierung”) that absolves West Germany of right-wing attitudes and violence. The othering of the East, in turn, is used by some (not only East German) actors to characterise the accusation that the East is right-wing as an insinuation. At the same time, right-wing attitudes and violence exist in both West and East Germany. This volume explores the simultaneous processes of “Ossifizierung” and the reality of right-wing violence. It advocates a precise ethnographic analysis of the contexts in which right-wing attitudes and violence can become significant.
Published:
2025-10-08
