Karl Kaser (historian)
Karl Kaser (1954 – 11 April 2022) was an Austrian historian who specialized in Southeastern Europe.
Karl Kaser | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 |
| Died | April 11, 2022 (aged 67–68) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Graz |
Education and career
Kaser was born in Pischelsdorf in der Steiermark, Austria in 1954.[1] He studied at the University of Graz, majoring in History and minoring in Slavic Languages and Literature in 1974. He received a PhD from Graz in Southeast European History in 1980.[2] That same year, he began his career as a researcher and Professor of Southeastern Europe at the university. In 1988, he was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor and in 1996 as full Professor for Southeast European History and Anthropology.[2]
Kaser's main area of interest was on the history of family and gender relations as well visual cultures in the Balkans.[2]
Selected bibliography
- Kaser, Karl (1992). Hirten, Kämpfer, Stammeshelden: Ursprünge und Gegenwart des balkanischen Patriarchats [Shepherds, Fighters, Tribal Heroes: Origins and Present of the Balkan Patriarchate]. Böhlau Verlag Wien. ISBN 9783205055457.
- Kaser, Karl; Katschnig-Fasch, Elisabeth (2005). Gender and Nation in South Eastern Europe. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783825888022.
- Kaser, Karl, ed. (2005). Anthropological yearbook of European cultures. LIT-Verlag. ISBN 9783825888022.
- Kaser, Karl (2008). Patriarchy After Patriarchy: Gender Relations in Turkey and in the Balkans, 1500-2000. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783825811198.
- Kaser, Karl (2011). The Balkans and the Near East: Introduction to a Shared History. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783643501905.
- Kaser, Karl, ed. (2012). Household and Family in the Balkans: Two Decades of Historical Family Research at University of Graz. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783643504067.
- Gutmeyr, Dominik; Kaser, Karl, eds. (2018). Europe and the Black Sea Region: A History of Early Knowledge Exchange (1750-1850). LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783643802866.
- Kaser, Karl (2021). Femininities and Masculinities in the Digital Age: Realia and Utopia in the Balkans and South Caucasus. Springer Nature. ISBN 9783030784126.
References
- "Nachruf auf Karl Kaser". geschichte.uni-graz.at. University of Graz. 5 May 2022.
- "Karl Kaser". University of Graz. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020.
- Unterholzer, Antonia (13 April 2022). "Grazer Historiker Karl Kaser verstorben". meinbezirk.at (in German).
Further reading
- Popov, Kristina (2022). "In Memoriam: Prof. Karl Kaser (1954-2022)". Balkanistic Forum (in Bulgarian). South-West University Neofit Rilski. 31 (2): 330–335.
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