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070304 UE Readings in the History of Historiography (2024W)

The Third Horseman of the Apocalypse: Famine Events in Eastern European History

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
We 22.01. 09:00-10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07

Registration/Deregistration

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

Individual and group consultations will take place in January in consultation with the participants

  • Wednesday 09.10. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 16.10. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 23.10. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 30.10. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 06.11. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 13.11. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 20.11. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 27.11. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 04.12. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 11.12. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 08.01. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 15.01. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Wednesday 29.01. 09:00 - 10:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Critical reading of academic texts ans sources on Eastern European history in different periods, areas and topics; the focus is on the (North-)East-Central and Eastern Slavic regions. Development and presentation of questions and theses on the texts.
This source and reading course on the history of the global phenomenon of ‘hunger’ is designed to cover all epochs and also provides an overview of women's and gender history as researched and taught at the University of Vienna (antiquity, the Middle Ages, early modern times, modern times, contemporary history): Biographical writing; migration; the field of the political, hunger as a political weapon, as a ‘catastrophe’ etc.).

Assessment and permitted materials

Everyone must always read all texts! Experts prepare the texts for each unit (information about the context of the creation, author, what type of text is it? Questions about the central theses, intentions, etc. of the texts; formulation of discussion-stimulating questions.
Writing a total of 2 essays:
Reading the basic literature is obligatory for everyone

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance on site at the course (max. 2 hours of absence); regular participation in discussions; writing of 2 essays.

Examination topics

Regular attendance on site at the course (max. 2 hours of absence); regular participation in discussions; writing of 2 essays.

Reading list

The texts and sources to be read will be provided (Moodle). Own suggestions are welcome. The following texts are mandatory for the 2nd session:
Tim Alpeter (et al.), Famines in Russia and the Soviet Union 1891-1943, in: Dies. , Famines in Russia and the Soviet Union 1891-1943: Ethnic, regional and confessional aspects, Essen 2017, 9-24.
Mirkka Lappalainen, Death and Disease During the Great Finnish Famine 1695-1697, in: Scandinatian Jourbal of History
file:///C:/Users/jobstk8/AppData/Local/Temp/Death%20and%20Disease%20During%20the%20Great%20Finnish%20Famine%201695%201697.pdf.

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte (V2019): PM1 Quellen und Methoden - UE Lektüre historiographischer Texte und Historiographiegeschichte (4 ECTS).
BEd UF GP 05: Quellen und Methoden 1 - KU Lektüre historiographischer Texte und Historiographiegeschichte (4 ECTS)

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