Universität Wien

090057 UE Between cold war and radical sixties (2017S)

Toward a cultural History of the Dictatorship of 21 April 1967

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Donnerstag 27.04. 11:00 - 14:00 (Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock)
Donnerstag 04.05. 11:00 - 14:00 (Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock)
Donnerstag 11.05. 11:00 - 14:00 (Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock)
Donnerstag 18.05. 11:00 - 14:00 (Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock)
Samstag 27.05. 10:00 - 16:30 (Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock)
Donnerstag 01.06. 11:00 - 14:00 (Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postg. 7/1/3 3.Stock)

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course focuses on the dictatorship of 21 April (1967-1974) in Greece highlighting the international dimensions of the so-called “Greek issue.” In particular, key concepts of the Cold War are examined, especially anti-communism, on which the regime based its legitimacy, as well as the main feature of a radical culture that emerged from the network of the dissidents. The course is mainly relied on the analysis of original textual and visual sources: articles from international journals, as well as clandestine editions, official publications of the regime, photographs, posters, political proclamations, and newsreels.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The language of presentation and discussion is English. Knowledge of Greek at any level is welcome, however, is not necessary. Thorough preparation of the texts analyzed in class and active course participation is expected.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The course assessment comprises two items, effective class participation and a short presentation from each student.

Prüfungsstoff

Material for the preparation of the respective units will be distributed in advance among the participants via the internet.

Literatur

Richard Clogg, George Yannopoulos (eds.), Greece under military rule, London, Secker & Warburg, 1972.
David Crowley, Jane Pavitt (eds.), Cold War Modern. Design 1945-1970, London, V&A Publishing, 2008.
Thomas Gallant, Modern Greece, London, Hodder Arnold , 2001, pp. 160-208 (especially the chapter about the Dictatorship of 21 April).
Kostis Kornetis, Children of the dictatorship: student resistance, cultural politics, and the long 1960s in Greece, New York, Berghahn, 2013.
Naunihal Singh, Seizing power: the strategic logic of military coups, Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Dimitris Papanikolaou, Singing Poets: Literature and Popular Music in France and Greece, Oxford, Legenda, 2007.
Van Steen, Gonda, «Rallying the Nation: Sport and Spectacle Serving the Greek Dictetorships», The International Journal of the History of Sport 27 (August 2010/12) 2121-2154.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Di 31.05.2022 00:18