Lecture: k.u.k. critical and controversial

Manfried Rauchensteiner and Martin Haidinger

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Lecture Manfried Rauchensteiner: "From Sarajevo to Bad Ischl - Emperor Franz Joseph and the Unleashing of the First World War".

Reading "Begräbnis dritter Klasse Nichtraucher" - Martin Haidinger reads from "Die letzten Tage der Menschheit" by Karl Kraus. Followed by a discussion with the audience.

Moderation: Günter Kaindlstorfer

k.u.k. critical and controversial

Sometimes the imperial legacy weighs heavily on Bad Ischl, and alternative perspectives are largely ignored – kitsch and clichés dominate, with history being clotted in the shadow of the Habsburg myth. An exhibition in the public space as well as talks and statements by European experts dare to take a differentiated look at the imperial and royal period.
More about the project at salzkammergut-2024.at