HIB0355 Austrian-Czechoslovak relations 1945-1995

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Jana Stárková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 13:20–16:35 A45
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The Czechoslovak-Austrian relations 1945-1995 were marked by several upheavels characteristic in the history of Central Europe after the Second World War.
Syllabus
  • Among the topics which will be explained by presenting archive-materials as well as video-documentaries, following questions will be part of the lecture: resuming of diplomatic relations in 1945; the complicated development under contrasting conditions in both countries in the 50ies; the Czech minority in Vienna; bilateral policy in the 60ies by employing cultural and scientific cooperation as catalyst; the consequences of the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 and the emigration to Austria; political and economic interests versus human rights violations in the Czechoslovak socialist republic during the 70ies and 80ies; the contradictions within the CSCE-process; Austrian support of the Czechoslovak dissent and the activities of the exile; new neighbourhood since 1989 with the burden of unresolved problems of the past.
Literature
  • Na rozhraní světů : Rakousko a Československo po 1945 : An der Bruchlinie : Österreich und die Tschechoslowakei nach 1945. info
  • VEBER, Václav (vyd.). Dějiny Rakouska. Praha 2002
  • KNOZ, Tomáš. Tschechen und Österreicher. Gemeinsame Geschichte, gemeinsame Zukunft (Czechs and Austians.). 1st ed. Wien - Brno: Janineum - Matice moravská, 2006, 344 pp. ISBN 3-901194-14-2. info
  • Kulturen an der Grenze. Edited by František Svátek - Václav Bůžek - Andrea Komlosy. Ve Vídni: Promedia, 1995, 350 s., xv. ISBN 3-900478-95-3. info
Assessment methods
lectures; colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008.
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