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Zeitgeschichte in einer politisierten Geschichtskultur: Historiographie zum 20. Jahrhundert in Österreich
Contemporary History in a Politicized Historical Culture: Historiography on Austria's 20th Century
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Abstract Contemporary History is always part of a historical culture, part of a society’s mindset. This article reflects the rise, establishment and changes of this discipline in Austria in a "post-catastrophic" situation after 1945. It is shown what phases of politicisation and attempts of instrumentalisati... view more
Contemporary History is always part of a historical culture, part of a society’s mindset. This article reflects the rise, establishment and changes of this discipline in Austria in a "post-catastrophic" situation after 1945. It is shown what phases of politicisation and attempts of instrumentalisation there have been, how research topics have changed and what methodological turns can be identified. This article is structured as follows: 1. Contemporary History as "post-catastrophic" historical mindset; 2. The origins of Austrian contemporary history as "coalition historiography"; 3. Contemporary history as "political enlightment" program, 4. Contemporary history as historical social science; and 5. Postmodern parallelism: engagement and "historization", empathy and "visual turn".... view less
Keywords
political history; Austria; scientific discipline; political culture; historiography; science of history; contemporary history; social history
Classification
General History
Social History, Historical Social Research
Free Keywords
Historiography
Document language
German
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 105-132
Journal
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2016) 28
Issue topic
Gerhard Botz - Zeitgeschichte zwischen Politik, Biografie und Methodik: Gewalt und Nationalsozialismus in Österreich im 20. Jahrhundert
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.28.2016.105-132
ISSN
0936-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed