Presseerzeugnisse als Aushängeschilder der nationalen Zugehörigkeit? Die Suprematie der Deutschen über die Slowenen in der untersteirischen Publizisti

The history of German-language journalism in Southeast Europe, including Slovenian ethnic territory, is an important component of the cultural and political past. In the late 1870s, ethnic hostilities reached a climax between the Germans, who were the majority urban population in Lower Styria, and the Slovenians. In this linguistically mixed political constellation, the Slovenians began publishing the German-language newspaper Südsteirische Post in 1881 with the intent of representing Slovenian interests; immediately after it appeared, it politically divided the population and became a central topic of discussion in the region. This article examines the reactions to the newspaper’s publication in various editorials, offering a detailed insight into the historical and political circumstances in Lower Styria (or Slovenian Styria) in the nineteenth century.