Azziza B. Malanda: ÜberLebenswege

ÜberLebenswege: Erinnerungen und Erfahrungen Schwarzer Deutscher der Nachkriegsgeneration

Author: Azziza B. Malanda
Published: 2024 · Peter Lang · Imagining Black Europe, volume 4
Language: German · Access: Free open-access edition
ISBN: 9781800795525 · DOI: 10.3726/b18561

Why this book matters

Malanda centers the biographical accounts of Black Germans born in 1946 and 1949 who grew up in West German welfare institutions. The book examines racism, social stigma, everyday institutional life, survival strategies, and relationships with families of origin, attending to the intersections of race, class, and gender.

For BGHRA readers, it complements the history of adoption abroad by keeping the lives and perspectives of those who remained in German institutional care visible. Its principal subject is institutional care in West Germany; Malanda’s research specifically on adoption to Denmark is documented separately in her 2022 conference abstract.

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Citation

Malanda, Azziza B. 2024. ÜberLebenswege: Erinnerungen und Erfahrungen Schwarzer Deutscher der Nachkriegsgeneration. Imagining Black Europe 4. Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b18561.

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