Exploring Central European History: A Wirth Institute Podcast with Joseph F. Patrouch
The Wirth Institute is pleased to present a special six-part original podcast series hosted by Wirth Institute Director, Joseph F. Patrouch (History & Classics)! "Exploring Central European History" will take you from the plague-ravaged lands of Central Europe during the Black Death to the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna -- all from the comfort of your favourite cozy chair.Click here for more:https://www.ualberta.ca/wirth-institute/online-programming/lectures-and-podcasts/exploring-central-european-history/index.html
Episodes
6 episodes
Austro-Hungarians in Canada’s Internment Camps, 1914-1920: Part of a Worldwide Story
Starting in the 1890’s, countries around the world, including Spain, the US, and the British Empire, began a policy of interning populations considered potentially dangerous. Professor Patrouch outlines this context before concentrating on the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:26
Lt. Commander Sir Georg von Trapp and Maria Kutschera: The Story behind the “Sound of Music”
When thinking about Austria, many people in North America almost automatically think of the movie and musical “The Sound of Music”. In this presentation, Professor Patrouch introduces the source for these cultural productions. He then concentra...
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37:22
The Vienna World’s Fair of 1873: Big Plans, not so big Results
Recently, the study of the various world’s fairs held around the globe starting in London in 1851 have attracted scholars’ attention. Professor Patrouch takes listeners on a virtual tour of the international exhibition held in Vienna in 1873, p...
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35:02
Marie Antoinette was not alone: Medieval and Early Modern Habsburg Marriage Diplomacy. The Women who left Home
Many people have heard the phrase “Let others wage war: thou, happy Austria, marry” in reference to the Habsburgs’ diplomatic undertakings. In this talk, Professor Patrouch outlines the roles women played in the histories of the dynasty, with p...
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34:58
Early Modern Climate Change: “The Little Ice Age” hits Central Europe
For decades historians have been accumulating data showing a marked cooling of the European climate in the later Medieval and Early Modern periods. Using three case studies from the sixteenth century, Professor Patrouch discusses how this clima...
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36:17
A Late Medieval Pandemic: The “Black Death” and the Rise of the Habsburg Dynasty
The Wirth Institute is pleased to present a special six-part original podcast series hosted by Wirth Institute Director, Joseph F. Patrouch - a Professor in the Department of History & Classics at the University of Alberta!
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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