070321 UE Guided Reading Austrian History 1 (2022S)

Habsburg-Ottoman Encounters: Trans-Imperial Mobility of People, Ideas, and Goods

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

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).

Registration is open from Mo 07.02.2022 08:00 to We 23.02.2022 12:00
Registration is open from Fr 25.02.2022 08:00 to Mo 28.02.2022 12:00
Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2022 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Grigor Boykov

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 14.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 21.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 28.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 04.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 25.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 02.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 09.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 16.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 23.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 30.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 13.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 20.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27
Monday 27.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2Q-EG-27

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course seeks to move away from the ‘clash of civilizations’ paradigm and go beyond history writing from a statist point of view. Building on the recent scholarship that questions the centrality of borders, state structures, and modes of governance in early modern history, it will engage more closely with the concept of ‘entangled history’ and will shift the focus to the continuous interactions and negotiations among various agents. Examining the interconnectedness between opposing political entities and religions, the course will introduce various actors in the Habsburg-Ottoman space in the early modern period who transcended political, ethnic, and religious boundaries. It will discuss different encounters, modes of communication, and cultural exchange via actors and practices, such as trans-imperial subjects, renegades, refugees, slaves, and gift exchanges. The relevant secondary literature readings will introduce the students to the range of historiographical and theoretical debates in the field, while the primary source readings will provoke a critical understanding of a range of historical sources that relate to these debates.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance and active involvement in discussions in class, based on the weekly assigned readings (primary sources and secondary literature), are essential. Students will be asked to formulate three questions that must encourage discussion in class. In addition, each student is expected to do one oral presentation in class on a selected primary source or secondary literature and submit three short critical essays (response papers, 1-2 pages max.), related to the main themes examined in the literature the course.
Note: The instruction and course assignments will be in English. Students’ good command of English is expected.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The final grade consists of the following components:
- Regular attendance (max. two absences) and participation in discussions in class (20%)
- Formulation of discussion questions (10%)
- Oral presentation (20%)
- Short written assignments (50%)

Examination topics

This course has no final exam. Student evaluation and final grade are based on completing the assignments during the semester.

Reading list