Writing food and food memories in Turkish-German literature by Renan Demirkan, Hatice Akyün and Emine Sevgi Özdamar

Bartel, Heike

Abstract

This essay explores the role of food and eating in the autobiographical fictions of three very different female Turkish-German authors writing in German. It employs postcolonial theory to explore the complex relationship between gender, identity and memory in three close readings. Finally, it highlights the potential of research into food for meaningful intercultural exchange.

Citation

Bartel, H. (2019). Writing food and food memories in Turkish-German literature by Renan Demirkan, Hatice Akyün and Emine Sevgi Özdamar. In D. Göttsche (Ed.), Memory and Postcolonial Studies: Synergies and New Directions

• Conference Name: Memory and postcolonial studies: synergies and new directions
• Start Date: Jun 10, 2016
• End Date: Jun 10, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Aug 19, 2018
• Online Publication Date: May 17, 2019
• Publication Date: May 17, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 18, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: May 18, 2020
• Book Title: Memory and Postcolonial Studies: Synergies and New Directions
• Chapter Number: 3
• ISBN: 978-3-0353-9600-3
• Keywords: Food, eating disorders, postcolonialism, Turk-German literature, women's writing
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1175204