Universität Wien

070176 SE Research Seminar Applied Global History - Indigenous Peoples, Genocide, and Crimes against Humanity (2021W)

10.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
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: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

As the epidemic situation in Austria is currently deteriorating again on a daily basis, it is not yet possible to give a binding indication of the form in which the individual course dates will be held. Depending on the requirements of the Rectorate, the course will be held both on site, possibly in small groups or online. We will also offer one-on-one consultation sessions if needed. In any case, the first meeting on October 13, 2021 will take place on site in room 41 of the main building of the University, where we will discuss how to proceed together. Please check your mails on October 12 in the evening in case of last-minute changes.
The course will probably take place on the following days:
13.10.
10.11.
1.12.
12.1.
Whole day (9:45 - 17:00):
28. and 29.1.

  • Wednesday 13.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Wednesday 20.10. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Wednesday 10.11. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Wednesday 01.12. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Wednesday 12.01. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Monday 31.01. 09:45 - 17:00 Seminarraum 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5
  • Tuesday 01.02. 09:45 - 17:00 Seminarraum 5 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 5

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar has an interdisciplinary orientation. We will discuss and analyze historical facts in their social context in relation to their normative evaluation as "genocide" or “ethnocide”. On the one hand, it will be shown that the normative level shapes the "factual" interpretation of historical events and that this framework at the same time represents a phenomenon that has become historical and that was or is never "unambiguous".
In the main section "legal background“, the normative debates about the extension of the concepts of genocide and ethnocide to "cultural genocide" will be presented. This is therefore a central part of the seminar. It is precisely the coverage of "cultural genocide" that allows for a focus on structural situations that go beyond the narrowing of the concept of genocide to violent crime sequences.

Assessment and permitted materials

As a brief prep work, all students will have to write answers to a few questions referring to an introductory text.
Students are expected to write a scientific paper (with critical footnotes, 70.000 characters + abstract). The students have to submit a provisional research paper latest at January 10, 2022, and the final version of their works latest at March 31, 2022.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The seminar aims to teach the students how to elaborate in terms of content and methodology the correct processing of a scientific topic.
Criterion for assessment: comments: 30%, scientific paper: 70%.

Examination topics

Guided research, discussion, scientific criticism, writing and presenting the research paper.

Reading list

A lot of basic literature will be uploaded on moodle.

Association in the course directory

Schwerpunkt: Globalgeschichte

MA Globalgeschichte und Global Studies: Angewandte Globalgeschichte
MA Geschichte: Forschungsseminar, Projektkurs Schwerpunkt Globalgeschichte

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