Dass Waren erst durch ihr kulturelles Umfeld Wert und Bedeutung erhalten, und beides umkämpft ist und immer wieder hergestellt werden muss, verdeutlichen die Autorinnen und Autoren in diesem Band. Mit dem Konzept der »kulturellen Aneignung« bieten sie eine theoretisch reflektierte wie auch empirisch angereicherte Begrifflichkeit für kulturwissenschaftliche Studien globaler Warenzirkulation.In the past years, Cultural Studies has begun to analyze the global world of economy, supplementing existing studies of economists. This edition highlights the concept of 'trans-cultural appropriation' as a tool for understanding cultural dimensions of modern consumption, especially when it comes to transnational economic processes. Presenting a rich variety of empirical studies, ranging from the introduction of Chinese food in the USA to Ford cars in Germany and American schoolbooks in the Philippines, the collection brings processes of cultural exchange to the fore that the post-war paradigm of 'Americanization' neglects.

Contents

Preface.......................................................................................................9

Theory

Cultural Appropriation. Power, Transformation, and Tradition Hans Peter Hahn.......................................................................................15

Appropriating Food

Introduction Doris Feldmann..........................................................................................39

Cook at Home in Chinese. Mediating Chinese Food for American Kitchens Sonja Weishaupt........................................................................................45

How the Germans did not Appropriate Fish and Chips. The Case of the Fischbratküche in the 1920s and 1930s Ole Sparenberg........................................................................................61

German Sausage for the British Cuisine. Migration and Cultural Appropriation Margrit Schulte Beerbühl...........................................................................79

Appropriating Books

Introduction Susanne Scholz..........................................................................................99

American Dime Novels on the German Market. The Role of Gatekeepers Christian Huck........................................................................................105

Appropriating America? American Schoolbooks in Philippine Classrooms, 1900-1912 Olivia Anne M. Habana...........................................................................125

Network of Texts. H. C. Andersen and the Transnationalization of Literature Frederike Felcht........................................................................................143

Appropriating Machines

Introduction Carsten Schinko.......................................................................................163

Ford in Interwar Berlin. Perception and Appropriation Stefan Bauernschmidt...............................................................................169

The Dual Nature of Technology. Automotive Ignition Systems and the Evolution of the Car Gijs Mom............................................................................................189

Ghost in the Machine. Mechanization in a Philippine Frontier, 1898-1941 Patricia Irene Dacudao............................................................................209

Theory Revisited

Trans-Cultural Appropriation Christian Huck and Stefan Bauernschmidt...............................................229

Authors..................................................................................................253

Index......................................................................................................257