Fear makes the soul: constituting whiteness through moral panics in postcolonial Germany.

The article examines the intersection of race, migration, and moral panic in Germany, particularly in the context of the 2015 refugee crisis and its portrayal in media and popular culture. The article begins with a scene from Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1974 film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, which depict...

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Publicado en:Cultural Studies Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 38 - 63
Autor principal: Yildiz, Armanc
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2025
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Sumario:The article examines the intersection of race, migration, and moral panic in Germany, particularly in the context of the 2015 refugee crisis and its portrayal in media and popular culture. The article begins with a scene from Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1974 film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, which depicts a white German woman and her friends engaging in racist stereotypes about migrant workers.