Universität Wien

070327 UE Guided Reading Contemporary History (2024W)

Refugee and migration to and from Austria

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

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 10.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
  • Friday 17.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
  • Saturday 18.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
  • Friday 24.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
  • Friday 31.01. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Refugees and migration to and from Austria have had a huge impact on Austrian history in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Whether it is the creation of laws, the way of life in Austria or the cityscape of Vienna, the country would look very different today without centuries of migration. People were expelled from Austria for political reasons (e.g. Jews during the Nazi era), sought their fortune by emigrating overseas (e.g. Burgenlanders to the USA in the 1920s) or came as guest workers in the 1970s.
The course highlights the various movements of refugees, migrants and emigrants to and from Austria. This multifaceted and central aspect of Austrian history from the end of the Habsburg Monarchy through the interwar period to the Second Republic will be explored through key case studies. Examples include the immigration of Jewish refugees from Galicia during the First World War, the guest worker movement of the 1970s, political exile during the Second World War, and the reception of communist refugees during the Cold War.
The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of the eventful history of refugees and migration to and from Austria and to enable them to read, analyse and discuss literature and sources in a professional and critical manner.

Assessment and permitted materials

*) Reading of the compulsory reading and writing of a short reading report (max. 2000 characters including spaces);
*) Active participation in the course;
*) Writing an essay (max. 7000 characters including spaces) on a chosen text;

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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Examination topics

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Reading list

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Association in the course directory

EAR: Zeitgeschichte, Österreichische Geschichte 2.
BA Geschichte (Version 2019): PM5 Vertiefung, UE Guided Reading (5 ECTS).
EC Geschichte (Version 2021): APM M1a Epochen, UE Guided Reading zu einer Epoche (5 ECTS).

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