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Kiez Kieken: Observations of Berlin, Vol. 2, Spring 2018 Maria Ebner Fordham University Fordham University Masthead Logo DigitalResearch@Fordham Modern Languages and Literatures Student Modern Languages and Literatures Department Publications Spring 2018 Kiez Kieken: Observations of Berlin, Vol. 2, Spring 2018 Maria Ebner Fordham University Paula Begonja Fordham University Evan Biancardi Fordham University Elodie Huston Fordham University McKenna Lahr Fordham University See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://fordham.bepress.com/modlang_studentpubs Part of the German Language and Literature Commons, Modern Languages Commons, and the Modern Literature Commons Recommended Citation Ebner, Maria, ed. Kiez Kieken: Observations of Berlin. Vol. 2, Spring 2018. Bronx, NY: Modern Languages and Literatures Department, Fordham University. Web. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at DigitalResearch@Fordham. It has been accepted for inclusion in Modern Languages and Literatures Student Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalResearch@Fordham. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Maria Ebner, Paula Begonja, Evan Biancardi, Elodie Huston, McKenna Lahr, Sophie Lee, Mackenzie Norton, Ann Pekata, Catherine Rabus, and Timothy Uy This article is available at DigitalResearch@Fordham: https://fordham.bepress.com/modlang_studentpubs/4 ii k i k zz i nn KKK Observations of Berlin Stories of the Stasi Files, SOPHIE LEE Turkey in Berlin. The Emergence of Oriental Rap Countercultural Art in Berlin, and HipHop, Mackenzie Norton PAULA BEGONJA Women Versus the German Cinema as an Patriarchy: Fighting for Instrument for Reunification Healthcare Rights in 20th in Berlin, Century Berlin, EVAN BIANCARDI ANN PEKATA Fractured Identities, Fractured Classrooms: Questions of Destructively Divine Integration and Education Decadence: Cabaret’s Reflection of the Weimar Policy, ELODIE HUSTON Republic, CATHERINE RABUS Berlin’s Fight for the Environment, Is Socioeconomic Status the McKENNA LAHR Main Influencing Factor of Childhood Obesity in Kreuzberg?, TIMOTHY UY Volume 2 | SPRING 2018 Articles With this journal Kiez kieken: Observations of Berlin the students’ articles of the course Berlin Tales: Germany’s Kiez and Metropolis taught by Prof. Maria Ebner are being published to open up classroom discourse to a broader academic community. Topics have been chosen individually by each student and involved first-hand fieldwork research in Berlin, Germany, between March 21st and March 28th of 2018 as well as continuous individual research throughout the course of the semester. Most students of this course have chosen to research topics that are located outside of their regular major’s program, and therefore represent a specific personal interest or emotional story. All articles are the result of thoughtful personal engagement with the city of Berlin, the culture of Germany, and the community of Fordham University. PAULA BEGONJA, 1 “Turkey in Berlin. The Emergence of Oriental Rap and HipHop.” EVAN BIANCARDI, 7 “German Cinema as an Instrument for Reunification in Berlin.” ELODIE HUSTON, 11 “Fractured Identities, Fractured Classrooms: Questions of Integration and Education Policy.” McKENNA LAHR, 16 “Berlin’s Fight for the Environment.” SOPHIE LEE, 21 “Stories of the Stasi Files.” MACKENZIE NORTON, 25 “Countercultural Art in Berlin.” ANN PEKATA, 29 “Women Versus the Patriarchy: Fighting for Healthcare Rights in 20th Century Berlin.” CATHERINE RABUS, 33 “Destructively Divine Decadence: Cabaret’s Reflection of the Weimar Republic.” TIMOTHY UY, 38 “Is Socioeconomic Status the Main Influencing Factor of Childhood Obesity in Kreuzberg?” ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The students of the course Berlin Tales: Germany’s Kiez and Metropolis and Prof. Maria Ebner wish to thank the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Dr. Andrew Clark and Dr. Susanne Hafner, Dean Maura Mast, Dr. Joe Rienti and Sajana Blank and the International Study Abroad Office, John Roper and especially Jennifer Porto at CIEE, the Max Kade Foundation, Dr. James L. Clark and his family for their help and support. The articles cannot be reproduced without obtaining author permission and notifying Fordham University’s German program at [email protected]. -All rights reserved- The images used in this journal have been (a) created by the authors of the articles, or (b) assembled from a variety of internet web sites. A good faith effort has been made to comply with US Copyright Law. This does not mean that none of the material is copyright, but that the “fair use” clause of US Copyright Law has been adhered to. In particular, any copyright material used here is not used for commercial gain. If there are any objections that material placed here does not conform to the “fair use” provisions outlined, contact the German program at [email protected] and material will be removed immediately pending resolution of the issue. Turkey in Berlin: The Emergence of Oriental Rap and HipHop the themes of peace and unity, against xenophobia PAULA BEGONJA, and discrimination. By analyzing the work of the Economics FCRH ‘19 two most important Turkish rap groups Cartel and Islamic Force, one can see how Turkish rap and hip-hop in Berlin is an extremely profound and revolutionary music genre that still has a significant impact on the music scene in Germany today. PART I: THE HISTORY OF THE TURKISH ROOTS IN BERLIN The introduction of a Turkish presence in © Acuff, Robbie: Karl-Marx-Straße, a glimpse into Berlin took place about five decades ago, where the Turkish community in Turkish guest workers first began to populate the Neukölln.eurokulture.missouri.edu, 2014. city in the 1960s, fulfilling Germany’s need for people to labor in various heavy industries at the ABSTRACT time. These guest workers were expected to return The Turkish population and presence in to their homeland after working in Berlin for a few Berlin is one that cannot be overlooked; a simple years, explaining why the government never took stroll past the bustling shops of Kreuzberg, or past the measures necessary to promote proper the numerous Turkish restaurants found in integration policies (Spirova 2013). In the decades Neukölln, demonstrates that people of Turkish following, more and more people from Turkey descent make up a significant population of the started settling in Berlin, creating new generations residents of Berlin, and clearly have a prominent of people of Turkish descent born in Germany who impact on the city. Ever since the arrival of Turkish consider Berlin to be their only home. Currently, Gastarbeiter in Berlin during the 1960s, people of Berlin contains the largest population of people of Turkish descent have often faced many difficulties Turkish background outside of Turkey; out of the with integration into German society, stemming 470,000 people of non-German descent living in from cultural, religious, and political differences. Berlin, 200,000 of them are of Turkish background This isolation led to the development of a vibrant (Spirova 2013). Throughout the decades, these Turkish rap and hip-hop culture in the 1980s, where people of Turkish descent have been able to bury certain groups such as Cartel and Islamic Force are their roots in Berlin, where in districts such as credited with the creation of “Oriental Hip Hop,” Kreuzberg and Neukölln, they make up a majority which unites Turkish sounds, German lyrics, and of the population. By imbedding their own unique 1 | Page culture in the surrounding communities, people of minds of Turkish youth, and perpetuated the Turkish descent have been able to nurture the growth of this new rap and hip-hop culture establishment and proliferation of a strong Turkish throughout Berlin. The late 1980s in Berlin also presence in Berlin. saw an increase in the rise of violence and attacks against “foreigners” (Diessel, 167). In order to PART II: The Foundations of Turkish Rap combat these difficulties, the German government and Hip Hop decided to establish youth centers for Turkish teens As a result of the arrival of Turkish guest in Berlin, in order to protect them and to provide workers in the 1960s, the conditions for the them with a safe place to congregate. Found in emergence of a Turkish rap and hip-hop culture Kreuzberg, NaunynRitze is a famous Turkish were made ripe in the 1980s. Because they were youth center that is considered to be the considered outsiders in many of the German headquarters of Turkish rap and hip-hop (Kaya 46). discotheques, Turkish youth At this youth center, Turkish teens gathered and began to write their own hip-hop songs first in Turkish, and then in English and in German. In addition to the youth centers, state-subsidized competitions were also held, such as “Istanbul,” which was a two day culture festival where Turkish performers were able to gather and perform their traditional music and dances for one another. Other activities included outdoor music festivals such as Heimatklänge, along with Fest der Kulturen, where both worked to promote the “multikulti” theme of © Naunynstraße, NaunynRitze-Trödel-Streetart.tip- Berlin. Such institutions were quite important for Berlin.de, 2009. the Turkish population in Berlin because it enabled gravitated towards those operated by American them to build a community through which they soldiers stationed near Tempelhof Airport in were able to express their cultural customs and Berlin. These young teens had the opportunity to traditions, allowing the unique rap and
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