Postmigration: Identity, Belonging and Cultural Transformation in Contemporary Societies

Migration has profoundly shaped the cultural, social and political landscapes of contemporary societies. However, migration should not be understood merely as a process of geographical movement or as an experience limited to those who have personally migrated. In increasingly diverse societies, migration has become a constitutive element of collective identities, cultural practices, social relations and public discourses. The concept of postmigration offers a critical perspective that moves beyond conventional distinctions between migrants and non-migrants, foregrounding the complex ways in which migration continues to shape societies across generations.

The proposed volume, Postmigration: Identity, Belonging and Cultural Transformation in Contemporary Societies, seeks to explore the cultural, literary, linguistic, historical and sociopolitical dimensions of postmigration from an interdisciplinary humanities perspective. It aims to investigate how migration experiences, transcultural encounters and intergenerational relationships influence contemporary understandings of identity, belonging, memory and cultural representation. Particular attention will be given to the negotiation of multiple affiliations, experiences of otherness, processes of inclusion and exclusion, and the transformation of national and cultural narratives.

Postmigration also raises important questions concerning the representation of migration in literature, film, theatre, visual arts and popular culture. Literary and artistic narratives provide spaces in which individual and collective experiences of displacement, hybridity, belonging and cultural negotiation can be articulated and critically examined. Furthermore, the volume welcomes contributions addressing the intersections of postmigration with gender, class, race, religion, disability and other categories of social difference.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

- Postmigration as a theoretical and cultural concept
- Postmigrant identities and contemporary forms of belonging
- Migration, cultural diversity and social transformation
- Transculturality, hybridity and multiple identities
- Intergenerational experiences and postmigrant subjectivities
- Postmigrant literature and contemporary literary narratives
- Migration, memory and the transmission of cultural heritage
- Language, multilingualism and linguistic identities
- Diaspora, transnationalism and cultural affiliations
- Representation of migration in literature, film and theatre
- Postmigration and the transformation of national identities
- Racism, discrimination and processes of social exclusion
- Otherness, belonging and the politics of recognition
- Gender, sexuality and postmigrant experiences
- Disability, migration and intersectional perspectives
- Postcolonialism, decoloniality and postmigration
- Migration, religion and cultural negotiation
- Refugee experiences, displacement and forced migration
- Postmigrant generations and questions of cultural inheritance
- Urban spaces, diversity and multicultural societies
- Postmigration, education and institutional structures
- Cultural memory, identity and historical narratives
- Digital media, representation and postmigrant communities
- Migration, social justice and political participation
- Comparative perspectives on postmigration in European and global contexts

We welcome original contributions from researchers in literary studies, linguistics, cultural studies, history, philosophy, sociology, political science, media studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies and other related disciplines. Theoretical, historical, comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged, as are contributions examining specific literary works, cultural contexts, artistic practices and social developments.

Submission Guidelines

Abstract submission deadline: 4 January 2027

Abstract length: 300–500 words

Format: Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing

Submission must include:

- Title of the proposed contribution
- Abstract (300–500 words)
- Author's name and institutional affiliation
- ORCID number

Publication: Open Access edited volume, planned for publication in 2027

Publisher: Maurer Press, Frankfurt am Main

Book Series: Interdisciplinary Studies on German Philology

Article Processing Charge (APC): EUR 115 per accepted contribution.

Submit to: [habib.tekin@hotmail.com](mailto\:habib.tekin@hotmail.com), [habib.tekin@marmara.edu.tr](mailto\:habib.tekin@marmara.edu.tr), [irem.atasoy@istanbul.edu.tr](mailto\:irem.atasoy@istanbul.edu.tr)

Eligibility: Contributors are required to hold a PhD. Alternatively, submissions may be co-authored, provided that at least one co-author holds a PhD. In addition, PhD candidates are welcome to submit contributions within their own field of research, particularly if the proposed chapter is directly related to their doctoral project and falls within the thematic and conceptual parameters of this book.

All submissions will be subject to an editorial evaluation process. Further information concerning full paper submission and publication guidelines will be communicated to authors whose abstracts have been accepted.

We invite contributions that critically examine the transformations of contemporary societies through the lens of postmigration and explore the multiple ways in which migration, cultural diversity and transcultural encounters shape identities, communities and cultural expressions.