With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the historian Margit Reiter investigated the social environment of former proponents of National Socialism in Austria. Her investigations provide new insights into political and ideological continuities in post-war Austria. Continue reading “The milieu of the “Ehemaligen” in Austria”
In a joint project researchers from the Universities of Graz and Munich have investigated dyslexia as the most common learning disorder at primary school age. They have been able to identify causes of reading difficulties at both cognitive and behavioural level which can occur independently of spelling deficiencies. Continue reading “Taking a close look at reading and spelling”
You are either wise, or you aren’t: this take on wisdom falls short of reality. The world’s first long-term study on how wisdom develops shows that emotions play a central role and, in conjunction with life events, influence the dynamics of wisdom. Continue reading “Wisdom is inclusive”
Supported by the FWF, the philosopher Gerald Posselt is investigating the insufficiently explored but intertwined relationship between language and violence. Against a background of discrimination and hate speech in social media, the issue is gaining an unpleasant topicality and momentum. Continue reading “Non-violent language does not exist”
The expert in European Ethnology, Silke Meyer, on Tyrolean houses in Turkey, Turkish powdered soup in Fulpmes and why carrying debt makes you an entrepreneurial spirit in the USA but a loser in Germany. Continue reading “Not between, but on two stools”
In order to understand textile production in Byzantine Egypt, a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has built a bridge between papyrology and historical textile research. Better definition of terms provides more clarity and new insights. Continue reading “How does that fit together?”
After his edition of the works of Anton Kuh (1890-1941), the biographer Walter Schübler has now received further support from the FWF for the publication of a monograph about this Austrian journalist and extempore speaker. He set out to rectify misconceptions and to reconstruct the life and work of this provocative emigrant writer, who crossed […] Continue reading “Anton Kuh: writer and performer”
In the context of the PEEK Programme for arts-based research, the FWF supported the development of the INTRA-SPACE project in Vienna. It offers an experimental space for real-time encounters between actual and virtual individuals that catalyse digital-cultural behaviour. Continue reading “A space for experiencing virtual encounters”
Those who have the option, choose to settle down in a respectable neighbourhood. However, families with a migration background often do not have such a choice. A research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF investigated the impact of the local neighbourhood on the daily lives of these families. Continue reading “Pragmatism as a central life strategy”
While their products are highly coveted and their labour-intensive lifestyle is often admired, until recently hardly anything was known about how Austrian farmers themselves perceive their situation and the social aspects of farming life. A project funded by the Austrian Science FWF has now shed some light on this issue. Continue reading “Life on the farm is better than its reputation”