Michael Kasper (historian, 1980)

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Michael Kasper (* 1980 in Mürzzuschlag ) is an Austrian historian , archivist and museum director.

Career

Kasper was born in Mürzzuschlag and grew up in Gortipohl in the Montafon ( Vorarlberg ). From 1990 to 1998 he attended the Bludenz Federal High School . He then graduated from the University of Innsbruck , the teacher training programs History, Social Studies and Political Education , Geography and Economics and Catholic religion and graduated in 2006 and 2008 respectively with the graduation phil. Mag. from. In his diploma thesis he dealt with a Montafon tax book from the 17th century.

From 2007 to 2011 Kasper taught at various higher schools in Tyrol and Vorarlberg ( HAK / HAS Feldkirch , Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck , HTL Imst ). At the same time, he has been working in various functions as a tutor, study assistant and research assistant at the Institute for Geography, the Institute for Practical Theology and the Institute for History and European Ethnology at the University of Innsbruck since 2006 . He has been working as a freelance historian since 2002 and has implemented various projects in South Tyrol, Tyrol and Vorarlberg.

In 2011, Kasper moved to Stand Montafon as head of cultural studies and has since been responsible for the Montafon museums , the Montafon archive and various cultural-historical projects in the Montafon. His doctoral studies he graduated in 2017 with the promotion of Dr. phil. and a dissertation on rural elites in West Tyrol and Vorarlberg around 1800 in Innsbruck. Kasper has been chairman of the Montafon Heimatschutzverein since 2012 and has been a board member of the Bludenz region history association since 2008 .

His main research interests are the (social) history of rural, alpine areas in modern times, the history of the Nazi regime and the history of alpine and tourism. Regionally, his focus is on Tyrol, Vorarlberg and the surrounding areas.

Publications (selection)

  • Michael Kasper, Rural Elite Between Persistence and Change? The regional upper class in West Tyrol and Vorarlberg 1780–1830 , Innsbruck 2019.
  • Michael Kasper, Robert Rollinger, Andreas Rudigier (eds.), Die in der Berge . Reality - Staging - Processing (= Montafon Summit 3), Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2018.
  • Alfons Dür, Michael Kasper, History of the jurisdiction in the Montafon 1775 - 2017 (= Montafoner Schriftenreihe 27), Schruns 2017.
  • Fabian Frommelt, Florian Hitz, Michael Kasper, Christof Thöny (eds.), The year without a summer. The hunger crisis of 1816/17 in the central Alpine region (= series of publications by the Working Group for the Interregional History of the Central Alpine Region 4, vorarlberg museum Schriften 31), Innsbruck 2017.
  • Andreas Brugger, Friedrich Juen, Michael Kasper, childhood and youth in the Montafon in historical photographs (= special volume for the Montafon series of publications 25), Erfurt 2017.
  • Michael Kasper, Martin Korenjak, Robert Rollinger, Andreas Rudigier (eds.), Discoveries of the landscape. Space and culture in the past and present (= Montafon Summit 2), Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2017.
  • Michael Kasper, Christof Thöny (ed.), 14/45 - The south of Vorarlberg in the age of extremes (= special volume on the Montafon series 23), Schruns 2016.
  • Michael Kasper, The Hunger Years 1814–1817 in Tyrol. An economic and social history, written by Josef Penz. With an introduction, biographical information and an appendix , Innsbruck 2016.
  • Michael Kasper (ed.), Mythos Piz Buin. Cultural history of a mountain , Innsbruck 2015.
  • Michael Kasper, Martin Korenjak, Robert Rollinger, Andreas Rudigier (eds.), Everyday life, nightmare, adventure. Mountain crossing and summit storming in history (= Montafon summit 1), Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2015.
  • Michael Kasper, Andreas Rudigier (eds.), Damüls. Contributions to the past and present . Damüls 2013.
  • Michael Kasper (ed.), Silvretta Historica. Time travel through the Silvretta (= special volume on the Montafon series of publications 20), Schruns 2013.
  • Michael Kasper, Andreas Rudigier (eds.), Montafon reading book. Exterior and interior views of an extraordinary valley , Dornbirn 2012.
  • Friedrich Juen, Michael Kasper, Andreas Rudigier (eds.), ViaValtellina. Montafon (= special volume on the Montafon series of publications 16), Schruns 2012.
  • Michael Kasper, Montafon tax books. Sources on the social history of the Montafon in the 17th century (= sources on the history of Vorarlberg 13), Regensburg 2011.
  • Michael Kasper, Klaus Pfeifer (eds.), Netza, Monigg and Sasarscha. Traditional mountain farming in Gortipohl (= Montafoner Schriftenreihe 23), Schruns 2011.
  • Edith Hessenberger, Michael Kasper, Andreas Rudigier, Bruno Winkler (eds.), Years of Visitation. Historical narrative pictures of destruction and hardship in the Montafon (= special volume for the Montafon series 12), Schruns 2010.
  • Michael Kasper (eds.), Röbi and Rongg. Contributions to the Maisäß and Alpine system in Gargellen (= Montafoner Schriftenreihe 22), Schruns 2009.
  • Edith Hessenberger, Michael Kasper (eds.), The worlds of young people in the Montafon (= Montafoner Schriftenreihe 17), Schruns 2006.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Kasper: The oldest tax book of the Montafon from 1645. An investigation into the social history of the Montafon in the early modern period. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Danijela Miskic, Judith Walder: MMag. Michael Kasper - University of Innsbruck. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
  3. ^ Michael Kasper - Academia.edu. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Michael Kasper: KuRaGe - Kultur.Raum.Geschichte - Home. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
  5. ↑ New Montafon museum director appointed - Montafon stand. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Montafon museums have bosses. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
  7. ↑ An interview with museum director Kasper - Vorarlberg-Magazin. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
  8. ↑ University publications Innsbruck / Rural Elite between Persistence and Change? Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Kasper, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian, archivist and museum director
DATE OF BIRTH 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Mürzzuschlag