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Tag: cultural history

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2022

A diary opens up a new world

Interview: Laura Anninger

Greek and Latin philologist William Barton is using artificial intelligence to decipher the diary of Hellenist Charles-Benoît Hase, written in Ancient Greek and long thought to have been lost. The START Award winner is gaining new insights into the Greek language, the history of Greek literary studies, and life in early modern Paris. Continue reading “A diary opens up a new world”
Historian Stephanie Weismann at a courtyard in Lublin.

Projects

7 September 2020

How a smell may evolve into a stink

A research project devoted to the Polish city of Lublin shows how odours and the way they are perceived provide new insights into everyday history and beyond. Social and political change is often, quite literally, “in the air”. Continue reading “How a smell may evolve into a stink”

Projects

23 September 2019

Self-portrayal as a source of knowledge

Autobiographies as a source are often viewed with scepticism in theatre research. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has now demonstrated their value. Such self-portrayals dating from before 1945 provide new perspectives on German-speaking theatre. Continue reading “Self-portrayal as a source of knowledge”

Projects

31 July 2017

The sound of medieval music

Musical life in the late Middle Ages was vibrant and varied, and this applied also in the Austrian region. Scientists from Vienna are now creating a bridge between the music and everyday life of that period, thus facilitating a better understanding of the era. Continue reading “The sound of medieval music”

Projects

25 January 2016

100 years of love in letters

In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, historians have reconstructed a century in the “history of love” on the basis of letters. From the 19th century bourgeoisie to the “sexual revolution” of the the late 1960s and onwards, political realities have always had a strong impact on private lives. Continue reading “100 years of love in letters”

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