LFU:online

Expansion and consolidation of specific knowledge in the field of contemporary history by examination of new and uncommon topics, taking into account current tendencies and controversies of research, applying scientific skills (methods and working techniques) and linking with basic content, development of skills for the independent formulation of historical questions and learning the appropriate use of scholarly working methods for historical comparisons.

In the night of November 10, 1938, an anti-Jewish pogrom took place in Innsbruck, in this so-called "Crystal Night" numerous raiding commandos of the SS, SA and the NSKK (National Socialist Drivers Corps), some with explicit orders to murder, fell upon the small Jewish community in Innsbruck, killing three Jewish men and injuring many, some seriously. Until recently, only 60 perpetrators were known by name, today we know the names of another 90 men who also belonged to the raid corps. The biographical analyses treats court sentenced offenders, perpetrators known fallen or escaped and previously unknown suspects.

Lecture, reading, discussion; own research (increased labor input).

Regular attendance, active participation in discussions, required readings, oral presentation, written paper.

Volker Berghahn, Der Erste Weltkrieg (Beck'sche Reihe 2312)

Gerhard Schreiber, Der Zweite Weltkrieg (Beck'sche Reihe

Master programme (803) = positive completion of compulsory module1; c312 and c313 = positive completion of "Proseminar Zeitgeschichte"

Online-enrollment required, starting on Feb 1, 2015