Universität Wien

070328 UE Guided Reading Contemporary History (2024W)

Corruption & Scandal: Austrian history from the perspective of the headline

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Fr 24.01. 15:00-18:00 Seminarraum 2, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 11.02. 09:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 1, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
  • Thursday 13.02. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
  • Wednesday 19.02. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1
  • Thursday 20.02. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, 1090 Wien, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Some would say that political scandals and corruption are as much a part of Austria as schnitzel or wine. Whether IBIZA, BUWOG, Lucona or AKH, everyone can think of a certain event when they hear the key words corruption and scandal. But to what extent are these events indicative of the state of Austrian politics and what do they tell us about Austrian history?
This course examines Austrian history from the perspective of the headlines. Central aspects of Austrian history from the end of the Habsburg monarchy through the interwar period to the Second Republic will be examined through scandals that have attracted media attention. The focus will be on dealing with the Nazi past (e.g. Waldheim affair, Kreisky-Wiesenthal, Frischenschlager-Reder, Oberwart 1994), economic crime (e.g. Lucona case, Phoenix scandal), environmental scandals (e.g. glycol wine scandal), corruption (e.g. Krauland scandal) and espionage (e.g. Redl affair).
The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of Austrian history from the perspective of scandals 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).
BEd UF Geschichte und Politische Bildung (Version 2014): UE Guided Reading zu einem Fach (4 ECTS), UF GP 03.
EC Geschichte (Version 2021): APM M1a Epochen, UE Guided Reading zu einer Epoche (5 ECTS).

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