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Aladin El-Mafaalani

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Aladin El-Mafaalani is a sociologist and professor of migration and educational sociology at TU Dortmund University and a member of the SFB 1604 ‘Production of Migration’ at IMIS at the University of Osnabrück. Among other things, he advises the Federal Youth Board of Trustees and the NRW Ministry of Family Affairs on issues relating to Muslim civil society. He was previously a professor in Osnabrück and Münster, head of the integration department at the NRW Ministry and a teacher in Ahlen. He studied in Bochum, obtained his doctorate there and published numerous academic works, including eleven books - several of them bestsellers, such as The Integration Paradox, The Education Myth and Why Racism? He has received numerous awards for his research and public work, including the Federal Cross of Merit and the German Sociological Association's Award for Public Effectiveness. He has been active at Keuning.haus since 2016, including as a presenter of Talk im DKH and Pentagon.

Xanten

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Xanten by Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a house with a front yard in Xanten. Text: "We are not talking about work here, we are talking about... front yards."

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a house entrance with a palm tree and decorative figures. Text: "There is a lot of work here... and very careful work."

© Jul Gordon

Drawing of two lion statues in front of a door with dialogue. Text: "So, I just wanted to say, I won’t set an alarm or anything." – "Why? If something happens...?"

© Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a frog with binoculars sitting on a table in front of a door. Text: "Do you remember Simex?"

© Jul Gordon

Artistic drawing with flying birds and a ribbon. Text: "She has become a cat." – "Could we maybe redirect this?"

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a creative front yard decoration with stacked shapes. Text: "She is really awesome."

© Jul Gordon

Minimalist drawing of a house with a lion figure in front of the door. Text: "And prevent more of this mess."

© Jul Gordon

Critical illustration of an advertising poster with the text "You belong" and a crowd. Text: "E.g. fascism."

© Jul Gordon

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Jul Gordon

Jul Gordon lives in Hamburg and works as a comic artist. In addition to drawing, she curates exhibitions and works as a lecturer at the HAW Hamburg.

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