Klaus F. Geiger

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Klaus F. Geiger (* 1940 in Stuttgart ) is a German social scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Kassel .

life and work

After studying philology , Geiger first worked as a German and grammar school teacher, and later completed another degree in the field of social sciences . Since 1981 he has been a research assistant in this area at the University of Kassel . In 1993 he completed his habilitation there on the subject of “ Ethnic and National Identifications in Western European Societies ” and in 1998 was appointed professor.

In the 1970s Geiger dealt with the representation of war in the mass media and trivial literature , in particular with the representation of the Second World War . He also carried out a detailed analysis of the novel series " Der Landser ". Later during his time at the Kassel University of Applied Sciences, he carried out research in the areas of migration research and intercultural learning and was involved in setting up the foreigner education course.

Geiger was one of the signatories of the 2006 in the weekly Time petition published 60 migration researchers "Justice for Muslims!", In particular, the social scientist and feminist Necla Kelek criticized and accused government agencies, they would rely on the wrong experts and findings of Ignore migration research. This petition itself came under fire afterwards and led, among other things, to a countercall "Justice for democratic critics of Islam" initiated by Hartmut Krauss .

See also

Fonts (selection)

  • Known strangers. Stories from everyday intercultural life . IKO-Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-88939-854-3
  • with Manfred Kieserling: Asian values: A debate and its context . Westphalian steam boat 2001, ISBN 978-3-89691-489-7
  • Intercultural learning with social studies books? University of Kassel 1997, ISBN 978-3-88122-929-6
  • with Rainer Marpe: Investigations into labor migration in Kassel / Native-speaking lessons for foreign pupils: Investigations at Kassel schools: BD 2 . 1992, ISBN 978-3-925257-12-4
  • War novels in the FRG. Content and functions . Tübingen Association for Folklore eV 1974

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Justice for the Muslims! - Petition in Die Zeit (accessed December 8, 2009)
  2. ↑ Justice for democratic critics of Islam ( memento of July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) - playback of the audition and further information on the "Kelek controversy" on the website of the Bruno Giordano Foundation (accessed December 9, 2009)
personal data
SURNAME Geiger, Klaus F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German social scientist
DATE OF BIRTH 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart