070348 EX Exkursion (2008W)

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Excursion "Wien global - Global Vienna"
Study codes: Diplom: P4, Modul Globalgeschichte; MWG 08; MA GG&GS: Exkursion
Dates (Fridays):
Preparatory meeting 1: Friday, October 10, 2008, 12-16 o'clock
Preparatory meeting 2: Friday, October 24, 2008, 12-16 o'clock (both WISO-Seminarraum)
Excursion Day 1: October 31, 2008, 9-18 o'clock
Excursion Day 2: November 7, 2008, 9-18 o'clock
Excursion Day 3: November 14, 2008, 9-18 o'clock
Students' presentations and discussion: Tuesday, January 16, 2008, 12-16 o'clock adresse: universität klagenfurt / iff / standort wien, 1070 schottenfeldgasse 29 / 4.stock / sr 4c.

Meeting Dates: 8. 45 sharp for all three excursion days

The excursion will lead the students to places which testimony Vienna's outstanding role in global history: once a metropolis of an Empire with global reach, Vienna became a shrinking town after 1918. A second era of international significance was based on Austria's Post World War II neutrality and its ability to serve as an international mediator between East and West. With the end of communism the town became part of global relocation of investment and migration, attracting tourists, asylum seekers as well as Multinational Companies. The course offers introductions, assignments and guided readings, preparing the students for three excursion days, exploring contrasting images of Global Vienna.
The course aims at introducing international students into Vienna's history and international role (access priority), but it is open for Austrian students as well.
Excursion Topics/Working Groups:
1) City Center and the Change of Regimes & Styles
2) Industrial Vienna and Fin de Siècle Mass Migration
3) Vienna after the First and after the Second World War
4) International Organizations in Vienna
5) Globalizing Vienna Today: The Role of Multinational Corporations
6) Globalizing Vienna Today: Everyday Problems
Assignments: Permanent active participation; Preparation of required reading for the 2nd preparatory meeting; active participation in students' working groups during preparation and outdoor excursions; presentation of short papers (group work) based on the readings and the information gathered at the excursions.
Special Registration: This course requires personal registration at the secretariat of the Economic and Social History Department to confirm your participation by a sum of 20 Euros (appr. covering copies, entries and guided tours) after the first meeting.

Programme:

Preparatory Meeting 1: Presentation of the programme, Introduction into the concept of "Global Vienna", Thematic framework Requirements and working methods, Building of thematic working groups to each of the six excursion topics.

First assignment:
Study required readings
Find out your specific points of interest and develop fields of interest for your own research
Prepare a list of interesting points and questions with regard to the chosen working group topic

Preparatory Meeting 2: Based on readings and group discussion: Present your thematic interests and prepare questions to be answered by the advisers.

Second assignment: Prepare a handout for all particpants with background-information for your special topic, bring copies with you at the excursion days. Submit a copy to the advisers beforehand and be prepared to present your handout during excursion.

Excursion Day 1. Vienna: From the City Centre to the Industrial Districts
Excursion Day 2: 20th Century Vienna

Excursion Day 3: Globalizing Vienna Today

Final Presentation and Discussion:
Go through all types of information that you collected (written, oral, impressions, interviews ¿.)
Prepare a conclusion with regard to the selected topic (5-10 pages per group)
Apply your conclusion to the places or institutions visited during the excursion
How do architecture and urban structures