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Black East & Ossis of Color: Fotografien afrikanischer Migrant:innen in der DDR

Black East & Ossis of Color: Photographs of and by African Migrants in the GDR
[journal article]

Enzenbach, Isabel

Abstract

Fotografien sind eine wichtige und bislang wenig genutzte Quelle, um migrantisches Leben in der DDR zu erforschen. Publik sind vor allem DDR-Pressefotografien, die junge Menschen aus dem Globalen Süden bei der Arbeit in der DDR zeigen, wobei das Land als technologisch überlegenes Bruderland inszenie... view more

Fotografien sind eine wichtige und bislang wenig genutzte Quelle, um migrantisches Leben in der DDR zu erforschen. Publik sind vor allem DDR-Pressefotografien, die junge Menschen aus dem Globalen Süden bei der Arbeit in der DDR zeigen, wobei das Land als technologisch überlegenes Bruderland inszeniert wird. Der Artikel zeigt und diskutiert von diesem Muster abweichende Bilder. Sie stammen aus dem Archiv der DDR-Bildagentur Zentralbild sowie aus dem im Entstehen begriffenen Archiv "De-Zentralbild", das private Fotos von DDR-Migrant:innen und die dazugehörigen Erzählungen zusammenträgt. Diskutiert werden Fotos, die Migrant:innen verschiedener afrikanischer Länder abbilden. Der Artikel analysiert sie anhand der von DDR-Migrant:innen formulierten Begriffe "Black East" und "Ossis of Color" sowie dem Konzepte eines "Socialist Chormatism".... view less


Photographs are an important yet so far little used source to explore migrant life in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Well-known are media photographs showing young people from the Global South at work in the GDR, staging the country as a technologically superior 'Bruderland'. This article sho... view more

Photographs are an important yet so far little used source to explore migrant life in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Well-known are media photographs showing young people from the Global South at work in the GDR, staging the country as a technologically superior 'Bruderland'. This article shows and discusses images that deviate from this pattern. They come from the GDR's stock photo agency Zentralbild's archive, as well as from the nascent archive 'De-Zentralbild', which is compiling private photos of GDR migrants and their accompanying narratives. Photos depicting migrants from various African countries are discussed. The article analyses them on the basis of the terms 'Black East' and 'Ossis of Color' formulated by GDR migrants, as well as the concept of a 'Socialist Chormatism'.... view less

Keywords
migration; photography; German Democratic Republic (GDR); racism; socialism

Classification
History
Migration, Sociology of Migration

Free Keywords
black history

Document language
German

Publication Year
2022

Page/Pages
p. 56-81

Journal
PERIPHERIE - Politik, Ökonomie, Kultur, 42 (2022) 1

Issue topic
DDR postkolonial

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/peripherie.v42i1.04

ISSN
2366-4185

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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