Jan Hoffmeister
1999 - Abitur at Friedrich Gymnasium Freiburg, focus on Art and French
2000 - Film project "Southside Story" with Hamze Bytyci and Very Baptist
2005 - Magister Artium in English and American Studies, Goethe University
2007 - London School of Economics, Department of Government
2013 - Dr. phil. at Graduate School of North American Studies, Berlin
2015 - monograph: "Die somatische Differenz" (Nomos)
Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Latin, Greek
Supervisors: I am currently working on a 10 to 15 years research project on the Asian parliament
2000 - Film project "Southside Story" with Hamze Bytyci and Very Baptist
2005 - Magister Artium in English and American Studies, Goethe University
2007 - London School of Economics, Department of Government
2013 - Dr. phil. at Graduate School of North American Studies, Berlin
2015 - monograph: "Die somatische Differenz" (Nomos)
Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Latin, Greek
Supervisors: I am currently working on a 10 to 15 years research project on the Asian parliament
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met Rakim Allah, of Eric B. and Rakim, in 1997 or 1998 in Freiburg for an interview. That interview never got published but I have kept the memories of that incredible winter night when the beats were banging in the background and we were talking graffiti and old school New York hip hop. What I draw from this interview is that Islam is capable of protecting and renewing persons close to street life and trapped in the hyper ghetto. As this phenomenon has been recognized in the US for quite a while, I have recently argued elsewhere that the religion actually does a similar job in the ghettos of Europe. It is, however, rarely acknowledged as such by politicians and the mainstream media.
met Rakim Allah, of Eric B. and Rakim, in 1997 or 1998 in Freiburg for an interview. That interview never got published but I have kept the memories of that incredible winter night when the beats were banging in the background and we were talking graffiti and old school New York hip hop. What I draw from this interview is that Islam is capable of protecting and renewing persons close to street life and trapped in the hyper ghetto. As this phenomenon has been recognized in the US for quite a while, I have recently argued elsewhere that the religion actually does a similar job in the ghettos of Europe. It is, however, rarely acknowledged as such by politicians and the mainstream media.
As I have a past in the hip hop scene, I also chose this occasion to say something about the emergence of ghetto culture in Europe – most notably France and Germany. For those interested in this aspect of culture, the book elaborates on how the middle class sons and daughters marginalized underclass kids in the 90s when the art form emerged. The chapter devoted to France tries to spell out the logic behind race riots in France. The book closes with my hope of a revival of feudal culture (trust) through a vitalization of public religion.