Universität Wien

070328 VO Specialisation Eastern European History II (2012S)

Theory, Historical Development and Case Studies

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 19.03. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 26.03. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 16.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 23.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 30.04. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 07.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 14.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 21.05. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 04.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 11.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 18.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Monday 25.06. 11:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture will introduce at first into the interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies and show competing models of interpretation. After a brief overview of older traditions of studying nationalism it will present and discuss key works by Ernest Gellner, Benedict Anderson, Eric Hobsbawm, Antony Smith, Miroslav Hroch and Rogers Brubaker and their specific personal and disciplinary background. The second focus of the lecture will rest upon the historical development of nation building and modern nationalism. The goal is to differenciate by area and time, which might help to understand why modern nationalism produced very different results in various parts of Europe. Due to the 20th anniversary of the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Hercegovina, special attention will be dedicated to the former Yugoslavia. This is already part of the specific case studies which will be presented in the third part of the lecture. The choice of other case studies may also depend on the specific interests of the students who will attend the lecture. Regular attention and a substantial reading load is therefore pivotal for its success, elements of discussion will be introduced in order to enhance the training in academic English. The lecture is adressing on the one hand students who are interested in studying nation building and nationalism in the 19th and 20th century, on the other hand students who need more knowledge in nationalism studies for other areas of interest and possibly MA- or diploma theses.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

gemäß Studienplan

Examination topics

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Reading list

Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (New Edition), Cambridge: Verso, 2006.

Association in the course directory

MA-Osteuropa: Vertiefung I oder II (4 ECTS) | MA Geschichte: Vertiefung 2 Späte Neuzeit (4 ECTS) |
MA-Zeitgeschichte: Vertiefung I oder II (4 ECTS) | MA-WiSo: Vertiefung I oder II (4 ECTS) |
MA-Hist-kult: Vertiefung I oder II (4 ECTS) |

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