Srednja Evropa med vzhodom in Balkanom. Slovenistika v Zvezni republiki Nemčiji in njena kulturna usidranost

Razmišljanja o položaju Slovenije, njenega jezika in kulture v okviru Srednje Evrope so utrjevala pot ideji lastne države, termin Srednja Evropa pa je služil kot protipol Balkana. Pričujoči prispevek se tematiki približuje z nemškega zornega kota in skozi to perspektivo postavi pod vprašaj samoumevnost uvrstitve Slovenije v srednjeevropski kontekst. Kot posledico prikaže težave pri promociji slovenskega jezika, literature in kulture na nemških univerzah in znanstvenih institucijah.Reflection upon the position of Slovenia, its language and culture within Central Europe helped reinforce the idea of an independent state, while the term "Central Europe" functioned as an antipode to "the Balkans". The present contribution considers this topic from a German perspective, within which Slovenia has constantly been overlooked as a part of Central Europe. Since the Slovene language belongs to the South-Slav group of languages, Slovene literature and culture are often seen as part of Balkan culture. This represents a huge obstacle when trying to promote Slovene language, literature and culture in German universities and institutes