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Colonial Revisionism and German Imperialism in Senta Dinglreiter's National Socialist Writings

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This chapter focuses on gendered, racial and national constructions and their role played in Senta Dinglreiter’s (1893 – 1969) colonial writings. Because the depicted events are set both during and after German colonial imperialism in overseas territories, the first part briefly sums up the cultural-historical context. The second part is centred around characters’ and groups’ depictions. Using a postcolonial lens, combined with a Critical Race Theory approach, it argues that the author attempts to rehabilitate Germany's colonial reputation and support its colonial claims. As a result, she creates characters whose constructions align with Nazi Germany's state ideology while underlining the importance of white German women for Germany's colonial project and the leading role of Germany for white hegemony. This chapter concludes that by erasing class differences while highlighting the biological and material threats posed to Germany and its settlers, Senta Dinglreiter’s texts serve as a forewarning to the national socialist genocidal logic.
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hal-04344588 , version 1 (14-12-2023)

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Joseph Kebe-Nguema. Colonial Revisionism and German Imperialism in Senta Dinglreiter's National Socialist Writings. Gender and German Colonialism, 1, Routledge, pp.162-186, 2024, 9781032458557. ⟨10.4324/9781003378990-11⟩. ⟨hal-04344588⟩
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