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Teresa Petrik honored
Teresa Petrik's essay "In the Zuchthaus and Beyond – Reshaping Punishment and Convict Labour in the Eighteenth-century Habsburg Monarchy“ was awarded and will be published in the Journal of Austrian Studies in fall 2026.
Congratulations, Teresa!
Information on Teresa Petrik and her research
More about the Journal Of Austrian Studies Graduate Student Essay Prize
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