Tag: Biography
The cultural capital of refugees
The assets that refugees who fled Austria during the Second World War were able to take with them were mostly just experience and a good education. Combined with the pioneering spirit of these individuals, these qualities have made a lasting impact on the culture and economy of many countries, as contemporary historian Philipp Strobl demonstrates […] Continue reading “The cultural capital of refugees”
Anton Kuh: writer and performer
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”