Recent Publications
Maria Stehle and Beverly Weber. “Decolonial Queer Futures in No Hard Feelings [Faraz Shariat, Futur Drei 2020].” EuropeNow. Special Feature on European Culture and the Moving Image. Eds. Ipek Çelik Rappas, Michael Gott and Randall Halle. Sec. Research. No. 43, September 2021. https://www.europenowjournal.org/2021/09/13/decolonial-queer-futures-in-no-hard-feelings-faraz-shariat-futur-drei-2020/
Carrie Smith, Maria Stehle and Beverly Weber. “Intimate Collaborations and Feminist Gatherings: A Manifesto for a Coalitional Academy.” Feminist German Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, University of Nebraska Press, June 2020, pp. 128–43. https://doi.org/10.1353/fgs.2020.0010 .
Beverly Weber. “Intersectionality and Refugee Justice: Feminist Approaches to Insecurity and Precarity.” The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies. Eds S. A. Hamed Hosseini, James Goodman, Sara Motta, and Barry K. Gills. Routledge, 2020: pp. 444-459.
Maria Stehle and Beverly Weber. “Gifts of Welcome: Precarity, Intimacy, and the Gift in Die Farbe des Ozeans (Peren, 2011) and Welcome (Lioret, 2009).” Northern Lights: Film & Media Studies Yearbook, edited by Temenuga Trifonova, vol. 18, 2020: pp. 69-83. https://doi.org/10.1386/nl_00014_1
Beverly Weber. “Islamophobia East-West and the Politics of Hospitality in Contemporary Germany.” Journal of Contemporary European Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2020: pp. 44-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2019.1651700 (Online publication 2019)
“Refugees and Islam: Representing Race, Rights, Cohabitation.” Journalism, Gender and Power. Eds. Cynthia Carter, Linda Steiner and Stuart Allan. Routledge, 2019.
“Introduction: Precarity/Heimatlosigkeit.” Seminar, A Journal of Germanic Studies, vol. 54, no. 4, 2018: pp. 411 – 417. With Gabi Kathöfer. [read more]
“Heimat, Sustainability, Community: A Conversation with Karina Griffith and Peggy Piesche.” Seminar, A Journal of Germanic Studies, vol. 54, no. 4, 2018: pp. 418 – 427. With Gabi Kathöfer. [read more]
“Precarious Intimacies: Politics and Solidarities in Emine Sevgi Özdamar’s Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn.” Gegenwartsliteratur: A German Studies Yearbook, vol. xvii, 2018. pp. 115-113. [read more]
Refugees threatened with removal from home in Ohlauer Str, Berlin (video; German)
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Dani Alves’ Response to Racism on the Soccer Field Goes Viral
After Alves picks up a banana thrown at him at eats it (watch it here) sparking a social media campaign with the slogan "We are all monkeys." Unbeknownst to Alves, teammate Neymar had been planning such a campaign already as a response to his experiences of racism in...
For better learning – take notes by hand, not electronically
A study published in Psychological Science suggests that even when computers are really being used to take notes in the classroom (and not to check Facebook or shop!), students still learn better when they take notes by hand. Why? Researchers suggest that it may be...
The Power of Patience : Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention
Creating opportunities for students to experience slowly allows them to question their assumptions about vision, and to consider that access doesn't equal learning. Image by krossbow, used under Creative Commons license.
Hipster Racism
The Dutch-Elm Disease of Creative Minds
The Dutch-Elm Disease of Creative Minds Self-doubt can be a powerful ally in the battle against bad writing. It can also be a powerful obstacle to writing anything at all. This was posted on Google+
What the New Atheists Get Very Wrong About Religion | Alternethttp://www.alternet.org/what-new-atheists…
What the New Atheists Get Very Wrong About Religion | Alternet http://www.alternet.org/what-new-atheists-get-very-wrong-about-religion? What the New Atheists Get Very Wrong About Religion Christopher Hitchens believed atheism would end world conflict. But the world's...
The everyday microaggressions I experience as a black woman in Berlin | Bim Adewunmihttp://www.theg…
The everyday microaggressions I experience as a black woman in Berlin | Bim Adewunmihttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/08/black-woman-in-berlin?The everyday microaggressions I experience as a black woman in BerlinBim Adewunmi: I had already noticed that...
Euro Islam?
Euro Islam??Debate on European Islam: A Mined Terrain | Euro-Islam: News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North AmericaNovember 28, 2011. The concept of European Islam has proved to be a constant source of controversy. For some it embodies the deliverance of Islam...
New PSA in Berlin stigmatizes people of color as criminals (video; German)
New PSA in Berlin stigmatizes people of color as criminals: Rassismus: Vorsicht Migranten - This was posted on Google+