Universität Wien

010096 FS Religion, Arts and Culture in Vienna (2025W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 1 - Theologien und Religionswiss.
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Details

Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 02.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 09.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 23.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 30.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 06.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 13.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 20.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 27.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 04.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 11.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 18.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 08.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 15.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 22.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Donnerstag 29.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 7 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Aims:
• Discovering Vienna’s religious and cultural diversity in history and the present day
• Developing an awareness of the close relationship between religion and art in the context of Vienna
• Learning to read the city of Vienna as an aesthetic programme

Contents:
The city of Vienna can be interpreted as an aesthetic programme in terms of its cultural and religious richness. This programme can be characterised on the one hand by imperious representation and on the other by its constant subversive undermining and ironisation. In both instances it becomes evident that anyone approaching Vienna enters an aesthetically coded landscape. As the former capital of a multi-ethnic state and as a destination and transit point for migration movements, Vienna is, on the one hand, a religious and cultural mosaic and, on the other hand, has led to ever new blendings of different traditions, which have also given rise to something entirely new. Despite its loss of political and economic importance in the past century, the city of Vienna remains an important cultural centre of Europe.

Method:
Focus lies on close-reading, interpretation, and discussion of the primary texts. Instead of a traditional seminar essay, students have the opportunity to regularly write “reading reflections”, on which they receive feedback and which then can be made available to all seminar participants in a revised form on Moodle. The course is generally planned as on site and attendance is mandatory, but hybrid participation is possible. Accompanying the course, there will be a wide range of cultural events (theatre, concerts, exhibitions, city walk etc.) that can be attended together on a voluntary basis.

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Language(s) of instruction: English

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Type of assessment and permitted material
Grading is based on the following components:
• Regular attendance and participation in course discussions (50%)
• Submission of a seminar essay in accordance with the usual criteria (approx. 30.000 characters) or reading reflections on individual course units in the scope of the seminar essay (total length: approx. 20 pages): 50%
The course is held in English

Permitted aids:
Primary texts and any secondary works

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimum requirements;
Regular attendance (excused absences of up to three sessions are possible), quality of seminar essay or reading reflections (texts and final discussion) and participation during the seminar sessions.
Assessment criteria:
•Excellent: All work submitted demonstrates a sophisticated, intensive and independent engagement with the topics of the course.
•Good: All work is well thought out and well prepared.
•Satisfactory: The topics of the course have been dealt with sufficiently critically.
•Sufficient: The minimum requirements for a positive assessment have been met.
•Insufficient: The minimum requirements for a positive assessment have not been met.

Prüfungsstoff

Examination content
Submission of a paper or reading reflections with a recognisable focus on the topics covered in the seminar.

Literatur

Natalie Lettner: Kunst in Österreich. Von der Venus von Willendorf bis Maria Lassning. Wien 2023.
A reader will be provided via moodle.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MA Religion in Europe: WM 08

Letzte Änderung: Do 16.10.2025 10:45