UCJNUK17 Cultural History of Austria

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mag. Christina Breitegger (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Dr. phil. Martin Maurach
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course "Cultural History of Austria" is focused on students who are going to working in the tourism field. The course provides an overview of the history of the Austrian art and culture. The lecture content are based on an online course.
Syllabus
  • Content:
    1. tourism in Austria. Austrian tourist office, demand on sustainable offers, situation of tourism worldwide, tendencies in the Czech Republic)
    2. Austrian Art History 1 (reflection of art appreciation, romanticism, gothic)
    3. Austrian Art History 2 (renaissance, baroque)
    4. Austrian Art History 3 (classicism, Biedermeier, historism, secession)
    5. Austrian Art History 4 (modern architecture, ecological building)
    6. Fine arts of the 20th century (basic terminology, overview of the 20th century painting, Viennese actionism)
    7. Austria as a musical country (about the king of waltz, critical and rebellious music and current trends)
    8. Austrian wine culture (wine growing areas and kinds of wine)
    9. Austrian cooking culture (Viennese cuisine and regional specialities)
    10. Viennese coffee house culture (history of coffee in Vienna, Besonderheiten and specialities of the Vienna coffee house culture, coffee house writers)
    11. Austrian German as a pluricentric language with characteristics in the pronunciation, grammar and Austrian lexicon
    12. Austrian literature (famous poets of the 19th Century, literature after 1945, contemporary literature)
Literature
    required literature
  • Havas, H. Kurioses Wien. 2010. info
  • Koppensteiner, Jürgen. Österreich. Ein landeskundliches Lesebuch. 2010. info
  • Posch, Erich. M. Alles, was Sie über Österreich wissen müssen. 2008. info
  • Steinfest, H. Gebrauchsanweisung für Österreich. 2008. info
  • Vocelka, K. Geschichte Österreichs. Kultur - Gesellschaft - Politik. 2002. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Requirement:
- 80% attendance
- active participation in the lessons
- written and/or oral exam
- homework
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2018, recent)
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