Schwerpunktthemen des Instituts für Zeitgeschichte

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Rolf Steininger, Ordentlicher Universitätsprofessor, Leiter des Instituts für Zeitgeschichte der Universität Innsbruck, seit 2008 auch an der Freien Universität Bozen tätig, geb. in Plettenberg/Westfalen; Studium der Anglistik und Geschichte in Marburg, Göttingen, München, Lancaster und Cardiff; Dr. phil. 1971, 1976 Habilitation für Neuere und Neueste Geschichte unter Einschluss der anglo-amerikanischen Geschichte an der Universität Hannover, 1980 Professor an der Universität Hannover, seit 1983 in Innsbruck; 1993 Ruf an die Universität Düsseldorf; seit 1995 Jean Monnet-Professor; Senior Fellow des Eisenhower Center for American Studies der University of New Orleans, im Vorstand der European Community Studies Association; Gastprofessor an den Universitäten Tel Aviv, Queensland (Australien), New Orleans; Aufenthalt als Gastwissenschaftler in Saigon, Hanoi und Kapstadt; Advisory Board Member for H-German.
2005 Verdienstkreuz des Landes Tirol "für Verdienste um die Universität Innsbruck".
2007 Ruf an die Freie Universität Bozen.


Treffpunkt Südtirol, RAI Sender Bozen, Zur Person, 17.01.07
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Artikel in "Der Standard", 26.2.2005

Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag
Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag (Besprechung)

Collage zum 65. Geburtstag
"Rolf Steininger im Laufe der Zeit(-Geschichte)": Collage meines Sohnes Axel

An der Ostfront In Nordafrika In Nordafrika In Nordafrika In Nordafrika In Nordafrika

2005 Verdienstkreuz des Landes Tirol


15. August 2005, Hofburg Innsbruck: Überreichung des Verdienstkreuzes des
Landes Tirol durch den Landeshauptmann von Tirol, DDr. Herwig van
Staa, und den Landeshauptmann von Südtirol, Dr. Luis Durnwalder
Video dazu, 15MB

CV

Rolf Steininger, full professor, head of the Institute of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck and also since 2008 at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, born 1942 in Plettenberg/Westphalia; studied English and History in Marburg, Göttingen, Munich, Lancaster and Cardiff; Ph.D. 1971, Hannover; habilitation 1976 in modern and contemporary history inclusive of Anglo-American history, Hannover; 1980 professor at the University of Hannover, since 1983 in Innsbruck; German and Austrian citizenship; Senior Fellow of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans; Jean-Monnet-Professor; board member of the European Community Studies Association; Advisory Board Member for H-German; guest professor at the Universities of Tel Aviv, Queensland (Australia), New Orleans; editor of various book-series, including the "Innsbrucker Forschungen zur Zeitgeschichte"; numerous monographs and articles in scholarly journals; international award-winning television-, film-and radio documentaries, numerous reviews in leading journals and newspapers. Major field of research and teaching: history of the 20th century.
Prof. Steininger is a faculty member of the Academic Year Abroad (AYA), organized under the Friendship Treaty between the University of Innsbruck and the University of New Orleans, for which he regularly conducts courses in the English language, focusing on Austria and Germany in the 20th century and including fieldtrips to relevant historical locations (e.g. the "Eagle's Nest" in Obersalzberg, the former concentration camp at Mauthausen), and three days in South Tyrol; up to ten German-speaking Innsbruck students with good proficiency in English are invited to take part in each of these courses with full credit at Innsbruck.