The Forward

The Stain of History on Austria’s Art

This month Austria marked the 70th anniversary of the Anschluss, the onset of the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany. The commemorations were appropriately somber, save for discussion of a ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

History in Austria: The far Right tasked to form gov’t - analysis

If Kickl succeeds in forming a government and becoming chancellor, he will be the first Austrian prime minister coming from a far-right party with Nazi historical roots. For the first time since the ...
Princeton University

Austrian History as a Graphic Narrative

Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805-1880), Peter Joh. Nep. Geiger’s historische Original-Handzeichnungen bestehend in neunzig Blättern mit einem erklärenden Texte (Peter Joh. Nep. Geiger’s original ...
The New York Times

The Complex History Behind a Vienna Philharmonic Tradition

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A global event today, the orchestra’s annual New Year’s Concert took shape during dark days in Austrian history. By Oliver Rathkolb If the Vienna ...