Database of Funded Projects
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies has generously funded academic research and public history projects that promote an understanding of the historic relationship between the United States and Austria. The following search tools make it possible to explore these projects and to learn more about the scholars and organizations who have received BIAAS grants and fellowships.
Markéta Křížová [BIAAS-152405]
Within the frame of the economic migrations of late 19th and early 20th century, two-way communication flows and cultural transfers took place, that contributed to the identity-formation processes both within the United States and within Habsburg Austria. With respect to the Czech migration to the United States, there was the crucial role of Enrique Stanko Vráz (1860-1932), traveler and popularizer of Czech “colonial fantasies” in the Atlantic realm. On the basis of so far little explored archival sources, the project aims at increasing the public awareness of shared history and the numerous ties between the USA and Central Europe.