Der Migrationsdiskurs in ausgewählten Werken von Alma Hadžibeganović
The Migration Discourse in Selected Works by Alma Hadžibeganović

Author(s): Ivica Petrović
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Bosnian Literature, Migration Studies, Identity of Collectives, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Društvo germanista u Bosni i Hercegovini (DGuBiH) / Germanistenverband in Bosnien-Herzegowina (GViBH)
Keywords: Alma Hadžibeganović; migration literature; identity; memory; culture;
Summary/Abstract: Since the 1980s, authors with a migrant background have increasingly voiced their perspectives in Germany and Austria. Their texts have been labeled with various terms, including guest worker literature, foreigner literature, migrant literature, intercultural literature. However, there is still no consensus on a generally accepted definition of the term. In this article, migration literature is viewed as an important phenomenon in a world characterized by multiculturalism and globalization, where cultural border crossings, experiences of foreignness, questions of identity, language use, and other aspects are discussed. In this context, the selected works of Alma Hadžibeganović are analyzed. Born in Brčko in 1972, Hadžibeganović fled to Vienna during the 1990s and subsequently established herself as a recognized author in Austria. The aim is to explore how the author addresses important topics in migration discourse, such as identity and memory, how she navigates dichotomies like nationalism and globalization, and how her texts contribute to cross-border cultural understanding and exchange.

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