Abstract:A contribution to the ongoing discussion regarding the present and the possible futures of Austrian Studies, this essay proceeds from the deterritorialized character of the current practice in Austrian Studies. This deterritorialized status raises the question of how Austrian Studies should understand itself positioned relative to the aims and activities of Austrian foreign cultural diplomacy, and ultimately to Austria itself. In particular, how consciously or unconsciously do emotional and identificatory investments, developed in the course of professional training, create an alignment of perspectives that may be helpful for the Austrian state but perhaps not for Austrian Studies? This paper argues that "doing Austrian Studies" requires that we acknowledge in our own practice the deterritorialized context in which Austrian Studies emerged and operates. It explores the national agenda of Austrian cultural diplomacy and suggests that scholars working in "Austrian Studies" may be at their best when they take full measure of the distance between themselves and Austria.

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奥地利学与对外文化外交的脱离：对当前讨论的回应

摘要：本文从奥地利研究当前实践的非领土化特征出发，对正在进行的关于奥地利研究的现状和可能的未来的讨论做出了贡献。这种非领土化的地位提出了一个问题，即奥地利研究应该如何理解自身相对于奥地利对外文化外交的目标和活动的定位，并最终定位于奥地利本身。特别是，在专业培训过程中发展起来的情感和认同投资如何有意识或无意识地创造一种可能对奥地利国家有帮助但可能对奥地利研究没有帮助的观点？本文认为“做奥地利学” 要求我们在自己的实践中承认奥地利研究出现和运作的非领土化背景。它探讨了奥地利文化外交的国家议程，并建议从事“奥地利研究”的学者在充分衡量自己与奥地利之间的距离时可能处于最佳状态。