• Other research productsclose
• 2019-2023close
• Other ORP type close
• German close
• European Marine Science close

This thesis analyzes the flight across the sea in the context of the refugee crisis in 2015/ 2016 in German film and literature. The works chosen are Wolfgang Fischer’s film Styx from 2018, Reinhard Kleist’s graphic novel Der Traum von Olympia (An Olympic Dream) from 2015, and Merle Kröger’s crime novel Havarie (Collision) from 2015. Common motives in the works are the depiction of Europe as a paradise from the refugee’s perspective and the contrast between vacationing and bare survival. However, each author/director based their unique narrative method not only on the medium and genre of delivery but also on choices of narrative perspective. This thesis examines the differences in the narrative methods and gives special attention to the emotional, cognitive, ethical, and political steerings of the recipients. In all works, the steering of the recipients is linked to political topics such as the concepts of agency, solidarity, human rights, and precarity. Furthermore, this thesis examines the depiction of Europe, its responsibilities, and the traces of colonialism as projected in film and literature. At the end of the thesis, I reflect on the representation of the sea, which becomes a political place, a dangerous border region or a resort for vacation in the works.

Veränderungen in der Intensität und Häufigkeit von Extremen haben in den letzten Jahrzehnten viel Aufmerksamkeit auf sich gezogen, vor allem aufgrund ihrer großen Auswirkungen auf die natürliche Umwelt, die Wirtschaft und die menschliche Gesundheit. Der Beitrag stellt die Charakteristika der Erwärmung der Meere, die Ausdehnung der Tropen durch Strömungsverlagerungen, sowie anhaltende Dürren heraus. Mögliche Implikationen für die Umwelt werden diskutiert. Ocean warming, expansion of the tropics and persistent droughts: Changes in the intensity and frequency of extremes have attracted much attention in recent decades, primarily because of their large impacts on the natural environment, the economy, and human health. This paper highlights the characteristics of ocean warming, tropical expansion due to current shifts, and persistent droughts, and addresses also the implications for the environment. Calentamiento de los océanos, expansión de los trópicos y sequías persistentes: Los cambios en la intensidad y frecuencia de los extremos han atraído mucha atención en las últimas décadas, en gran parte debido a sus grandes impactos en el medio ambiente natural, la economía y la salud humana. Este artículo destaca las características del calentamiento de los océanos, la expansión de los trópicos a través de corrientes cambiantes, así como las sequías persistentes. Se discuten las posibles implicaciones para el medio ambiente.