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University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO University of New Orleans Syllabi Fall 2015 HIST 4991 Hans Petschar University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/syllabi This is an older syllabus and should not be used as a substitute for the syllabus for a current semester course. Recommended Citation Petschar, Hans, "HIST 4991" (2015). University of New Orleans Syllabi. Paper 673. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/syllabi/673 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of New Orleans Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact scholarworks@uno.edu. 1          HIST 4991        Dr. Hans Petschar Fall Semester 2015 M W 2:00 – 3:15 PM, ED 194 Office Hours:  M W 1:00 – 2:00 pm, M W 11:00 – 12:00 Tel: 280-3223 (CenterAustria)   Fax: 280-6883 (History) E-mail: hp@uno.edu ?  S Y LL A B U S Draft Special Topics in History:   Visual Representations of Austrian and European History during the Reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I, 1848 – 1916   Course Description Franz Joseph I was born in 1830 and became Emperor of Austria in 1848 went on to reign for over half a century from 1848 to 1916. Like no other Habsburg ruler he epitomized the Austrian Empire and its dynastic power. Over the period of his long reign, Emperor Franz Joseph became the most prominent symbol of the unity and supranational-identity of the Austrian monarchy in an age of national conflicts and political paralysis. In his capacity of symbolizing the empire, Franz Joseph was honored in numerous public celebrations such as the ones which took place in 1898 and 1908 (50th and 60th anniversary of the Emperor’s accession), and he was immortalized in an extensive series of visual and written documents.  This course will concentrate on visual sources and media representations of the imperial cult of the Emperor and the state he symbolized. Students will get familiar with Austro-Hungarian self-perception and with foreign perceptions of the Austrian Empire and with milestones of History and Visual Representations of Leadership in 19th century Europe. The course is directed at students interested in Visual  History and Public History. We will read basic works by scholars who study visual resources and work closely with digital visual documents from the collections of the Austrian National Library and digital historical collections available online. 2   Students will get an Introduction into the Visual History of Europe in the 19th Century, get familiar with basic methodologies and theories of visual resources and learn how to “read” and interpret images and how images create imagineries of the past.  Course Readings Alan Palmer. Twilight of the Habsburgs: The Life and Times of Emperor Francis Joseph. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press Pb 1997  Steven Beller, A Concise History of Austria. New York: Cambridge University Press 2007  Jürgen Osterhammel: The Transformation of the World. Princeton University Press 2014 (also available as Kindle edition, paperback USA September 2015)  Online Resources:  Mark Twain: Stirring Times in Austria (Harper's New Monthly Magazine for March, 1898 (Volume 96), pp. 530-40.) http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2170  Theodoere Roosevelt: Speeches   http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/trspeeches.html   Theodore Roosevelt: Letter to Georg Otto Trevelyan, 1. 10. 1911, Series 3A, Reel 369, Theodore Roosevelt Papers.  http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/images/research/speeches/trlettergeorgeottotrevelyan.pdf   Library of Congress: Collection Theodore Roosevelt on Film: TR's return from Africa, 1910 http://lccn.loc.gov/mp76000377  Emperor Francis Joseph greeted by his people http://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000311   Grading 1 Midterm  25 % (basic facts from lectures and readings) 1 Final   25 % (basic comprehension and analysis of major themes) 3 Papers   30 % (research, analysis, and basic writing skills) 3   Class participation 20 % (based on class participation) Attendance Policy Students have to attend ALL class lectures; unexcused absences will result in one grade drop per unexcused absence; a class can only be excused by contacting the instructor in advance (phone or e-mail) Academic Integrity Academic integrity is fundamental to the process of learning and evaluating academic performance. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following: cheating, plagiarism (including copying work from the Internet!), tampering with academic records and examinations, falsifying identity, and being accessory to acts of academic dishonesty. Refer to the UNO Judicial Code for further information. The Code is available online at http://www.uno.edu/~stlf/policy%20Manual/judicial_code_pts.htm. Students with Disabilities Students who qualify for services will receive the academic modifications for which they are legally entitled. It is the responsibility of the student to register with the Office of Disability Services (UC 260) each semester and follow their procedures for obtaining assistance. Student Learning Objectives After successfully completing this course, students should be able to  Understand the visual representation of the Habsburg Empire and its Emperor Franz Joseph  Understand different concepts of Time, Space, Actors and Events in European History of the 19th century  Understand how visual and media representations create mental images of the past   Identify the changes on maps of Central Europe from 1848 to 1918  Have a basic visual understanding of the Habsburg lands  Understand and interpret thematic maps of Austria-Hungary 1848-1918  Visually identify the major figures (emperors, advisers, generals, diplomats, artists, intellectuals) that governed the Habsburg lands  Visually identify European Leaders of the 19th Century  Understand the nature of the rise of nationalities and multi-ethnic conflict within the Habsburg Empire  Understand the changing Austrian identity vis-à-vis German identity within the Central European context  Have a basic understanding of the political cultures of ethnic groups within the Habsburg lands 4    Understand how the legacies and memories of Austria-Hungary affect the peoples of the Habsburg succession states -- to this day   Schedule of Classes and Assignments W Aug 19 Introduction of Themes and Course Objectives M Aug 24 Visual History: An Introduction  READ: Mirzoeff: What is Visual Culture? In: The Visual Culture Reader, pp 1 – 14 (Available at Course Reserves) W Aug 27 Classroom Lab: Franz Joseph: Visual Biography I 1830 - 1848   READ: Palmer pp 1 – 48,  Beller pp 104 – 124    Digital Image Collection 1830 – 1848 (Available at Course Reserves) M  Aug 31 How to describe visual objects: Materiality of Visual Resources READ:   Wikipedia: Article: Printmaking Further recommended Readings:  Gascoigne Bamber: How to Identify Prints. London 2004. Richard Benson: The Printed Picture. New York. Museum of Modern Art 2009. W  Sept 2 How to communicate visual objects: Mediality of Visual Resources  READ: Osterhammel pp 3 – 44   Further recommended Readings:  Michael Griffin: Visual Communication. In: The Handbook of Communication History New York 2013, pp 133 – 152 (Available at Course Reserves) M  Sept 7 Labor Holiday: No Class   W Sept 9 Classroom Lab: Franz Joseph: Visual Biography II 1849 - 1866 READ: Palmer pp 49 - 147,  Beller pp 124 - 141 Digital Image Collection 1849 – 1866 (Available at Course Reserves) 5    M Sept. 14 Classroom LAB: How to analyze visual objects I : Introduction to Semiotics. Routledge 2007.  READ: Daniel Chandler: Semiotics. The Basics, pp 1 – 82  (Available at Course Reserves)  W Sept. 16 Classroom LAB: How to analyze visual objects II: Introduction to Structuralism  READ: Daniel Chandler: Semiotics. The Basics. Routledge 2007, pp 83 – 122. (Available at Course Reserves)  1st paper due Sept. 23 (4 pp. undergraduates, 8pp. graduates): Select four visual sources of Franz Josephs Visual Biography 1830 – 1866 and write a paper on the sources as visual and material objects.  a)  Describe everything you know about the sources as documents: title, date, author, publisher, subject matter b) Describe the sources as visual objects: What type of source is it (print, art work, photograph)?, How do you come to this conclusion? What can be seen on the images? Describe the composition of the Image. What is the content / meaning of the Image ? c) Briefly: What is the political / cultural context of the Images? How is the context visualized? d) Briefly: If applicable: What is the biographical context of the Images? How is the biographical aspect linked to the political / cultural context M  Sep 21 Classroom Lab: Franz Joseph: Visual Biography III 1866 - 1888 READ: Palmer pp 149 – 245,  Beller pp 141 – 151 Digital Image Collection 1866 – 1888 (Available at Course Reserves)  W Sept 23 Classroom Lab: Franz Joseph: Visual Biography III 1889 - 1908 READ: Palmer 246 – 299,  Beller pp 141 – 151 Digital Image Collection 1889 – 1908 (Available at Course Reserves)  6   M Sept 28 Classroom Lab: Franz Joseph: Visual Biography III 1908 – 1916 READ: Palmer pp 300 – 349,  Beller pp 107 - 196  Digital Image Collection 1866 – 1888 (Available at Course Reserves) W Sept 30 Guest Lecture: Hannes Leidinger: Public History in Austria Today    M Oct 5 Midterm Examination W Oct 7 Mapping Space I. The relationship between Time and Space in the 19th century READ: Osterhammel pp 45 – 117  Digital Map Collection (Available at Course Reserves)  M Oct 12 TBA W Oct 14 No Class – Midsemester Break  M Oct 19 Mapping Space II. Territoriality, Borders, Mobility, Migration, Social Spaces READ: Osterhammel pp 117 – 166, pp 744 – 778 Digital Map Collection (Available at Course Reserves  W Oct 21 Europe seen from an American Perspective Theodore Roosevelt’s return from Africa Showing of movie    READ: TR Letter to Trevelyan (Available at Course Reserves)   Theodore Roosevelt. Selection of Speeches in Europe 1910: http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/trspeeches.html    M Oct 26 Classroom LAB: How to analyze Film as Historical Source   Digital Video Collection Austria-Hungary (Available at Course Reserves)   7    2nd paper (5 pp; graduate students 8 pp -- due on Nov. 2): Compare Theodore Roosevelts Letter to Trevelyan, his speeches in Europe 1910 and the film documentary “Roosevelts return from Africa”– How do these two media representatives (text and film) capture the European leaders? How is Austria Hungary and Emperor Francis Joseph portrayed? What are the major differences in portraying European leaders, Empires and Nation States? How are European States, leaders and people perceived by TR and by the American Public?   W  Oct 28 Representing Monarchy  READ: Osterhammel pp 392 – 468 Christiane Wolf: Representing Constitutional Monarchy in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain, Germany, and Austria. In: Laurence Cole & Daniel Unowsky (Eds): The Limits of Loyality. New York 2007, pp 199 – 222. (Available at course reserves) Digital Image Collection 1848 – 1914 (Available at Course Reserves)  M Nov 2 Franz Joseph and Democracy. The Austrian Parliament in a European Perspective    READ: Osterhammel pp 572 – 628; Mark Twain: Stirring Times in Austria (Harper's New Monthly Magazine for March, 1898 (Volume 96), pp. 530-40.) http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2170  Digital Image Collection 1848 – 1914 (Available at Course Reserves)  W Nov 4 Visual Representations of Diplomacy: The Struggle for Predominance in Germany and the Habsburg Monarchy:                             READ: Palmer pp.  80-245, Osterhammel 469 – 504 Digital Image Collection 1848 – 1914 (Available at Course Reserves)  M  Nov 9 Embodying Unity: Franz Joseph I. and the Imperial Celebrations in the Habsburg Monarchy 8   READ: Staging Habsburg Patriotism. Dynastic Loyality and the 1898 Imperial Jubilee. In: Pieter M. Judson and Marsha L. Rozenblit (Eds.): Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe. Berghan Books 2005, pp 141 – 156 (Available at Course Reserves)  W Nov 11 Clash of Concepts: Imperial Systems and Nations States   Read: Osterhammel pp 391 – 460 M Nov 16 Class LAB: Empire vs Nation State Digital Image Collection Austria-Hungary (Available at Course Reserves) W Nov 18 Guest Lecture: Ernst Strouhal: Ludic Maps. On games, cartography and visual history  3rd paper due (3 pp; graduate students 8-10 pp; alternatively, grad students can write a research paper of the same length on a topic of their choosing) – How was the multi-ethnic and diverse Habsburg Monarchy represented visually in the 19th and early 20th century? How was Emperor Franz Joseph depicted over time?   Describe and analyze visual representations (Time, Space, Actors, Events) of the Habsburg Monarchy.  M Nov 23 Student Demos: Visual History 1830 – 1848 W Nov 25 Student Demos: Visual History 1849 – 1866 M Nov 30 Student Demos: Visual History 1867 – 1914  W Dec 2 Student Demos: Visual History 1867 – 1914  M Dec 7, 3-5 pm  FINAL EXAMINATION 

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