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Welcome to the Center for Austrian Studies

An interdisciplinary center for the study of the Habsburg Empire, Austria and other successor states, and the new Europe.

Announcements

ACF suspends book & dissertation prize competition; CAS to award book & dissertation prizes for 2012

On March 9, 2012, the Austrian Cultural Forum-New York made a formal decision to suspend the 2012 ACF Prize competition due to severe budget cuts. They have expressed a desire to award prizes again in 2014, should their funding situation improve.

The Center for Austrian Studies considers these biennial scholarly prizes to be of vital importance. Therefore, for 2012 at least, we will hold competitions for both a Center for Austrian Studies Book Prize and Dissertation Prize following the model that already exists. Each prize carries a cash award of $1,500. The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2012. (more)

Broadcasts of "Food, Fuel, and Climate Change"

Upcoming public television broadcasts of the documentary based upon the Center's 2008 public forum (principal cosponsor: Horst M. Rechelbacher Foundation) will occur on the statewide MN Channel, with affiliates in the Twin Cities, Duluth/Superior, Appleton, Austin/Rochester, Bemidji/Brainerd, and Fargo/Moorhead. You can now find the dates of upcoming broadcasts online.

The program is also archived at the Minnesota Video Vault. You may watch the program on your computer at your convenience.