Deutsch-chinesische Helden und Anti-Helden

This volume elucidates the changing relationship between heroization and othering in a German-Chinese cultural comparison. Intercultural case studies illustrate which representatives of German culture and history were subjected to a process of heroization or were disparaged as negative anti-heroes in Chinese culture. Vice versa, Chinese figures who adopted a corresponding heroic or antiheroic function within the German-speaking world are also examined. This German-Chinese dialogue, in which cultural scientists from Germany and China participate, is guided by the assumption that processes of heroization and de-heroization represent paradigmatic focal points in the economics of intercultural transfer. The relationship between individual and collective heroism and the meaning of alienness - be it of Chinese or German characteristics - when importing heroes offer new perspectives insofar as these importations prove to be complex and inconsistent. With contributions by Achim Aurnhammer, Hu Chunchun, Lin Chunjie, Zhang Fan, Olmo Gölz, Joachim Grage, Zhu Jianhua, Fan Jieping, Xie Juan, Hu Kai, Sara Kathrin Landa, Stefanie Lethbridge, Huang Liaoyu, Dieter Martin, Isabell Oberle, Dominik Pietzcker, Nicola Spakowski, Jennifer Stapornwongkul, Cong Tingting, Wei Yuquing, Wang Zhiqiang, He Zhiyuan, Chen Zhuangying and Ulrike Zimmermann.