Lecture at the Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Thu, 6. November 2025
As part of the Arc of History Lecture Series: Austria 1900-2020 gave a lecture on the four Allied powers (the U.S., U.K., France, and the Soviet Union) and the different approaches they took to cultural policy in Austria.
Rathkolb also looks at Austrians who went into exile in Britain during the war, highlighting how they helped rebuild and internationalise Austrian culture after they returned home, using specific case studies to illustrate their impact.
The Arc of History Lecture Series: Austria 1900 – 2020 was initiated by Katherine Klinger