Universität Wien

070170 UE Workshop on Methods - Doing markets (2024S)

What are early modern economic practices and how can they be studied?

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 19.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 09.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 16.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 23.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 30.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 07.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 14.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 21.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 28.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 04.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 11.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 18.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 25.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

"The market" is generally regarded as a timeless and effective mechanism for the exchange of goods and the formation of prices. However, it can be shown that markets are rather the result of historical practice: They arise and exist through market activity itself, which extends far beyond the market transaction and is shaped by the society in question. The basis of the course is a recent anthology whose contributions highlight market-related practices from the early modern period to the beginning of the 19th century and link them together in a transregional comparative way. The starting points of the explorations are such diverse aspects as the design and measurement of goods, advertising as a medium, the limitation of profits or access to markets.

In order to deepen the knowledge gained in the methods course, the methods workshops offer the opportunity to concentrate on individual methods and to apply these in practice using selected sources and source corpora. In this context, this methods workshop offers an introduction to and practice in the method of praxeology. This is practised concretely and practically, from the survey and documentation to the interpretation. Students practise presenting their research results and reflect on them in plenary sessions or in individual or group work.

Assessment and permitted materials

Performance assessment is based on the following elements:

- Participation in discussion, including various forms of feedback for other seminar participants
- presentation
- Essay (approx. 15,000 characters)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students can justify the choice of a particular method based on the research interest and the material and apply the method. They can present and reflect on their results.

Compulsory attendance. If two hours are missed, a written compensation assignment is due; if three hours are missed, the course cannot be successfully completed. All partial performances must be completed on time and in full.

Assessment criteria: participation in discussion: 20%, presentation: 30%, shorter essays: 50%.

Examination topics

This is an exam-immanent course. All work to be completed therefore relates to the course content provided in Moodle.

Reading list

Eva Brugger et al, "Einführung", in: Marktgeschehen. Fragmente einer Geschichte frühneuzeitlichen Wirtschaftens, edited by Netzwerk "Das Versprechen der Märkte", Frankfurt a. M. / New York 2023, pp. 11-23. (Open Access at https://www.campus.de/e-books/wissenschaft/geschichte/marktgeschehen-17658.html)

Association in the course directory

SP: Neuzeit, Globalgeschichte, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte.

MA Geschichte (V2019): PM2 / PM3 - Methodenworkshop (5 ECTS)
MA Globalgeschichte (V 2019): PM3/3 Vertiefung (5 ECTS)

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