Denis Scheck

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Denis Scheck
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Denis Scheck, 2010
Born (1964-12-15) 15 December 1964 (age 59)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Journalist, Literary critic, Television presenter
Known forPresenting the television show Druckfrisch
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Denis Scheck (born 15 December 1964) is a German literary critic, journalist, television presenter and former translator.

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Biography

Born in Stuttgart, he studied German studies, contemporary history and political science at the universities of Tübingen, Düsseldorf and Dallas, and earned a master's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Göttingen in 2004. [1]

Scheck has been a literary agent, translator of American and British authors, publisher and independent critic. In 1997, he was appointed literary editor at Deutschlandfunk. He has presented the ARD programme Druckfrisch since February 2003.

Controversy

Scheck criticized the decision by German publisher Thienemann to change racist and racially insensitive terms in newer editions of children's books by Otfried Preußler and Astrid Lindgren. [2] In response, and as an act of protest, in January 2013, he appeared on TV in blackface. [3] Scheck, who describes himself as a critic of political correctness and censorship in the literary world, does, however, condemn the use of racist terms in contemporary and everyday language. [4]

Publications

Television

Honours

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References

  1. "Press Release: Denis Scheck takes over Guest Professorship for literature criticism in Göttingen". uni-goettingen.de (in German). 23 January 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. Wilder, Charly (16 January 2013). "Redacting Racism: Edit of Classic Children's Book Hexes Publisher". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. "A Fight in Germany Over Racist Language". The New Yorker. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. "Denis Scheck: Gegen Political Correctness in Literatur". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.