Cette étude aspire à expliquer les raisons de la cohabitation - basée sur une différentiation linguistique - entre les germanophones et les italophones qui constituent la population du département du Haut-Adige/Tyrol du Sud (situé dans l'extrémité nord-orientale de l'Italie). Ce territoire, qui appartenait, historiquement, au Tyrol autrichien, a été annexé à l'Italie en 1918, raison pour laquelle il est constitué de deux tiers de germanophones qui ont toutefois réussi à maintenir leurs spécificités (notamment linguistique et culturelle) grâce à une large autonomie administrative et juridique, obtenue en 1972 après bien des vicissitudes faites de vexations et de luttes revendicatives. Cette autonomie a instauré un système social basé sur la séparation, institutionnellement orchestrée et idéologiquement alimentée par le monde politique et médiatique, des deux groupes linguistiques. Cela a engendré, chez les habitants italophones, un fort « malaise » identitaire. En partant du présupposé que le « modèle sud-tyrolien » - dont la genèse et la mise en pratique font l'objet d'explicitations - n´est pas remis en question dans la mesure ou il est désormais devenu une « seconde nature ». La question qui est au centre de cette recherche consiste à se demander pourquoi cette réalité binaire, fondée sur une distinction « ethnique », se maintient dans le temps malgré une ambition déclarée d'interculturalité et de bilinguisme. Cette étude, axée sur l'immersion dans la quotidienneté de la population, nous porte à interroger la quotidienneté et la subjectivité des individus : il s´agit d´accéder à leurs visions du monde grâce à l'analyse de leur imaginaire social, de leurs mémoires collectives, de leur définition de l´autre et des identités sud-tyroliennes. Ainsi, si la langue et les institutions freinent le contact entre les deux groupes, la dynamique de reproduction de la séparation est intériorisée et par conséquent pratiquée par les individus. De fait, la Heimat - concept propre au monde germanophone qui a fini par s'imposer largement au sein de ce travail - participe en tant que « monde-de-la-vie » à cette séparation vécue dont la remise en question saperait les fondements mêmes de ce vivre ensemble spécifique qui va désormais de soi. Malgré la « dimension utopique » qu'elle renferme (Bloch), il semble difficile, au vu du fatalisme de la population qui s'en remet aux générations à venir, de se soustraire à cette « Heimat Südtirol » qui ne laisse que peu de place à l'idée d'un avenir autre capable de dépasser la séparation. / This study analyses the coexistence between the German- and Italian-speaking population of the province of Bolzano - South Tyrol. The focus is on approaches that can explain the separated realities of these two linguistic groups. Before the annexation to Italy in 1918, South Tyrol was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Two thirds of the population speaks German and preserve its linguistic and cultural features due to its administrative and legislative autonomy, which has been obtained after long struggles for recognition. This has produced a social system, which is based on the separation of the two linguistic groups supported by institutions, for instance schools, reinforced by politics and media. These developments led to a widespread identitary uneasiness of the Italian-speaking population. The central question is on how this "ethnic" separation is based on and could be preserved. It was supposed that this "South Tyrol model" is not questioned as it is perceived as a "second nature". By studying the everyday life, the perceptions and visions of the German- and Italian-speaking population, this study intends to provide explanations to the largely separated coexistence. This study uses a qualitative research approach. Group interviews were conducted with members of the Geman- and Italian-speaking population in different municipalities. In addition, expert interviews were carried out with political representatives. Results of this study suggest that different factors explain the separated coexistence by linguistic belonging: the collective memories and their transmission to younger generations; the relationships of power and domination; the definitions of "we" and the other; as well as the different South Tyrolean identities of the German- and Italian-speaking population. Encounters between the two linguistic groups are additionally hampered by the different languages and the institutional separation. The division is internalised by the two linguistic groups and practiced in accordance. This results in a dynamic of reproduction that perpetuates this model of coexistence. The Heimat as "lifeworld", which manifests itself in this separation, plays an important role for the coexistence. The "utopian dimension" of the Heimat (Bloch) does not allow to escape and to imagine a possible future which would overcome this specific type of lifeworld "Heimat Südtirol". On the contrary, this is left to the fatalism and future generations.

Im ersten theoretischen Teil der Arbeit werden die Geschichte der Heimatmuseen sowie die Forschungsgeschichte des Heimatbegriffes vorgestellt. Neben historischen und volkskundlichen Forschungen werden hier auch soziologische und ethnologische Theorien berücksichtigt, die vor dem Hintergrund der Globalisierungsdebatte entwickelt wurden. Der Heimatbegriff wird auf diese Weise mit dem Begriff locality gleichgesetzt. Im zweiten empirischen Teil werden die Bezirksmuseen der Berliner Bezirke Köpenick, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg und Neukölln beschrieben und analysiert; hierbei liegt der Schwerpunkt auf der Untersuchung der Dauer- und Wechselausstellungen und der Analyse der materiellen Kultur im Rahmen der Museumsarbeit. Das bedeutet, dass nicht nur die thematischen Ausrichtungen der Dauer- und Wechselausstellungen analysiert werden, sondern auch die Auswahl der Exponate sowie die Präsentationsweisen. Dabei finden auch Ansätze der Forschung über materielle Kultur Berücksichtigung. Schließlich wird ausgehend von den ersten beiden Teilen ein Museumsmodell entwickelt, das die herausgearbeiteten Charakteristika der Museumsarbeit aufgreift und vor dem Hintergrund des besprochenen Heimatbegriffes erweitert. Heimatmuseen werden hier als ethnographische Museen betrachtet, die aktuelle gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen und Diskussionen widerspiegeln können. / The first part of the dissertation describes the history of local museums and the history of scientific research on the concept of Heimat. Not only historical and ethnographic studies are taken into account, but also sociological and anthropological theories which were formulated against the background of the debate on globalisation. In this way Heimat and locality are treated as equivalent terms. The second empirical part describes and analyses the local museums of the districts Köpenick, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Neukölln in Berlin. The focus lies on the research on main and temporary exhibitions and the analysis of the role of material culture within the framework of the museums. This means the examination of both the thematic structuring of the exhibitions and the range of objects and their presentation. In the course of this material culture studies are taken into consideration. Coming from the first two parts a museum concept is formulated. This concept takes up the characteristics of the museums and adds the considerations on the terms Heimat and locality. In conclusion local museums are regarded as ethnographic museums which are able to reflect current social developments and discussions.

In dieser Arbeit werden Artikel des Lexems Heimat aus bekannten einsprachigen deutschen Wörterbüchern unterschiedlichen Ausgabedatums (1877 bis 2017) auf Bedeutungsveränderungen untersucht. Als Referenzrahmen wurden die von Andrea Bastian 1995 in ihrem Buch „Der Heimat-Begriff“ entwickelten Bereiche Alltagsbereich (geografisches, soziales und emotionales Element) und die Verwendungsbereiche des Rechts, der Politik, der Naturwissenschaften und der Religion verwendet. Diese Verwendungsbereiche sind bereits 1877 nachweisbar. Ab 1969 wird Heimat in der ersten Teilbedeutung nicht nur mit dem geografischen sondern auch mit dem emotionalen Element des Alltagsbereichs beschrieben. Die zweite Teilbedeutung enthält den naturwissenschaftlichen Bereich. Die Bereiche des Rechts und der Politik werden in Verwendungsbeispielen dargestellt, wobei der Inhalt gesellschaftliche Änderungen spiegelt. Der religiöse Bereich ist bis 1969 vertreten, verschwindet 1977 bis 2006 und wird 2011 wieder aufgegriffen.

This thesis explores the representation of Heimat in contemporary German novels and films by authors and directors born in the 1960s and 1970s within the context of globalisation. The following texts and films are examined: Hierankl (2003) and Winterreise (2006) by Hans Steinbichler, Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot (2006) and Beste Gegend (2008) by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen (2008) by Katharina Hagena, Klausen (2002) by Andreas Maier, and Usambara (2007) by Christof Hamann. I argue that the static notion of the concept of Heimat and concomitant concepts of identity are challenged by these authors and filmmakers as they pit them against the cultural, political, and social changes brought on by globalisation with its altered notions of identity. Within German political and public discourse, globalisation is often presented as a foreign concept threatening German institutions, customs, and even national identity itself. The dynamics between dwelling and travel/movement are at the centre of the films and novels under discussion. Each of the four chapters focuses on one of the major topics of current literary discourses of Heimat and globalisation: changing images and roles of women in general and mothers in particular; the house, which has often been fundamental in representations of Heimat, as the site at which patriarchal norms and values are being renegotiated; nature and environment as sites of threatened Heimat within the context of Heimat, tourism, and Umweltschutz; and Africa as other Heimat, threatened by, yet relatively untouched by globalisation. In their exploration of notions of Heimat, all of the texts and films discussed in this thesis self-consciously refer to the texts and films of the Heimat and the anti-Heimat genre respectively. But far from focusing on the tainted notion of Heimat within the German historical and political context, as did the generation of 1968 in their films and texts, the new generation of writers and filmmakers marks notions of Heimat much more positively and appropriates them for its own purposes. Nostalgia, irony, and ambivalence are the major characteristics of the new “Heimatroman” and “Heimatfilm.” / Thesis (Ph.D, German) -- Queen's University, 2009-09-23 18:40:27.127

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Zürich, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-291).

This essay is based on Robert Seethaler's novel A Whole Life (Ein ganzes Leben). At the centre of the novel is the main character Andreas Egger and the fictional story describes his long life in a village in the Austrian mountains in the twentieth century. The main character's relationship to, perception of, and interaction with nature is the basis of the thesis as well as how the natural world constituted a place for a variety of interests at the time. Close reading is the method used for the analysis. The aim of this work is to investigate, based on previous research, how the concept of Heimat is illustrated in the text and which characteristics from naturalistic literature are used to emphasise the text's ecocritical perspective.

Um sich der Universität mit dem Begriff der Heimat zu nähern, ist der Geist, der dahin weht, wohin er will, mit dem Begriff der Verortung des ihn Produzierenden zu flankieren.

As microcosms of German and Chinese societies, Munich Oktoberfest and Qingdao International Beer Festival are important manifestations of local culture. This study intends to answer the following question: to which extent are beer festivals in Germany and China related to local history and the local sense of place? A historical overview of the beer festivals in Munich and Qingdao is provided, as well as an analysis of how people seeking a sense of belonging creatively combine cognitive schemata of modernity with local cultural systems on a symbolic level. Through textual analysis and interviews, this study attempts to explore the historical development of beer festivals in Germany and China and provide an analysis case of place identity through beer symbols and tourist experience based on a historical and geographical framework regarding uniqueness, authenticity, liminality and local identity. Originating in local history, Oktoberfest has evolved from a folk festivity to a globally known tourist spectacle. Faced with modernisation, "Heimat" helps Germany in smoothing the tension between the traditional sense of place and the modern nation-state identity. As a former German colony, Qingdao celebrates its beer festival emphasising recreation and enjoyment above traditions. The local beer-related customs such as plastic bags and drinking with seafood reflect the cultural hybridity of Qingdao in which consumerism and nostalgia are combined in reaction to the vast tourism generated by globalisation and modernisation. It remains a challenge for beer festivals both in Germany and China facing homogenisation and commercialisation to maintain a genuine connection with people, especially the locals. Future work on beer festivals could explore a variety of beer events in other historical, national and contextual settings, different perspectives as well as genderisation, which will enrich the study on festival tourism and place identity.

This thesis explores the home as a foreign place in the three films The Foster Boy (Der Verdingbub, Markus Imboden, 2011), Undine (Undine, Christian Petzold, 2020) and Synonyms (Synonymes, Nadav Lapid, 2019). The theoretical framework draws on the concepts of Heimat and home as well as on aspects of diaspora, exile and nomadism, which are combined in a conceptualisation to which I refer to as ‘the foreign home’. Relevant literary sources are Hamid Naficy, David Morley, Peter Blickle and others. The film analysis discusses how the foreign home is narrated and expressed on the narrative itself as well as on the stylistic and aesthetic level. The discussion of the foreign home occurs in reference to an underlying storytelling structure in which the home and the non-home become one place, the foreign home. The underlying storytelling structure entails five different sections that reveal the foreign home and its gradual development. These sections are: leaving home and moving on, the space and the objects of the new home, modes of displacement, adjustment to the new home, and hostility and opposition in the new home. The analysis is conducted based on these sections. This research contributes to the study of home in film and focuses especially on the opposite relationship of the home as a foreign place in film.

Wie muss „Heimat“ sein, damit man sich rundherum wohlfühlen kann? Was brauchen Kinder, um unbeschwert heranzuwachsen? Wie kann man Familien unterstützen, die Herausforderungen des Alltags zu meistern? Welche Rahmenbedingungen sind für Unternehmen wichtig, um erfolgreich arbeiten zu können? Die Menschen vor Ort wissen am besten, was ihnen und ihrem Zuhause gut tut. Um Ihre Ideen umzusetzen und Ihnen dabei zu helfen, Ihre Heimat zu stärken, gibt es das LEADER-Gebiet Land des Roten Porphyr. Seit dem Jahr 2007 arbeiten der Heimat- und Verkehrsverein „Rochlitzer Muldental“ e.V. und der Fremdenverkehrsverband „Kohrener Land“ e.V. als Trägervereine mit unzähligen lokalen Akteuren, Institutionen und Vereinen daran, unsere Region noch lebenswerter zu machen und sie für die Anforderungen der Zukunft zu rüsten. Und das nicht nur dank der vier Komplexprojekte, die den LEADER-Ansatz mit Leben erfüllen und eine breite Beteiligung und Vernetzung lokaler Akteure ermöglichen. Dieses Heft soll Ihnen einen Überblick geben, was in der zurückliegenden Förderperiode von 2007 bis 2013 gemeinsam erreicht werden konnte. Denn das Land des Roten Porphyr ist Heimat für Familien, Unternehmer, Genießer, Entdecker und viele mehr … (Redaktionsschluss: November 2014)