Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1984 (12. évfolyam, 39-42. szám)
1984 / 41. szám
based on an exhibition of the Ethnographic Museum in Budapest entitled “The Message of the Plough-Lands: Technical Innovations in Hungarian Peasant Agriculture in the 19th-20th Century.” The exhibit was arranged for the 8th World Economic History Congress, thus, it emphasizes economic change. Hofer’s essay on peasant art (1800-1914) was originally prepared for a conference of American and Hungarian historians in Budapest (1982). He observes change in folk music, dance, dress, architecture, interior decoration, and links them to social change in terms of profanization as well as peasant identity and aspirations. Kunt investigates the symbolic messages found in peasant photographs which demonstrate how collective cultural traditions became first family traditions and then individual lore of our time. □ ARTICLES & PAPER (Continued) MEETINGS The Central and East European Studies Association of Canada (CEESAC) held its annual meeting and workshop in conjunction with the Learned Societies Conference at Guelph, Ontario, on June 6 and 7, 1984. The opening statement was delivered by the vice-president for research and publication of the association, Martin L. Kovács (U. of Regina), who also presented two studies, one on “The táltos: Shamanistic Heritage in Saskatchewan,” and another on “The Politics of Hungarian Canadians on the Prairie.” Other Hungarian-related papers presented were J. Miska (Nepean, Ontario) “Canadian Studies on Hungarians: A Centennial Bibliography,” and Theodore B. Ciuciura (St. Mary’s U. Halifax, Nova Scotia) on “Imperial Unity and Ethnic Diversity in the Habsburg Monarchy,” (reviewed on page 4 of this issue). J. Telek (U. of Toronto) presented a paper on “Aspects and Importance of Scholarly Bibliographical Research, with Particular Reference to Modern Hungarian History.” Some of our readers might be interested in the background and activities of the CEESAC as the most active scholarly group of Hungarian area interest in Canada. The association was founded in 1976 mainly as a result of the organizing efforts of the late Dr. Metro Gulutsan (see: HSN no. 21, p. 2..). A charter was granted to the CEESAC by the Ministry of Consumer and Corporate affairs, Ottawa, on December 21, 1977. The association has three principal objectives: (a) to promote cultural activities and research concerned with Central and East European studies in Canada; (b) to stimulate public awareness of Central and East European societies and cultures and current affairs with emphasis on the Canadian context; and (c) to sponsor publications and conferences of scholarly and general interest, and maintain contacts with academic and community groups having complementary interests. A vice-president of the association, Dr. Martin L. Kovács is prof, of history. U. of Regina. □ The 9th annual meeting of the American Hungarian Educators’ Association took place at Ohio St. U. (Columbus) from May 3 through 6, 1984. The opening address was given by Leon I. Twarog (Ohio St. U.). Janos Horvath (Butler U.) former president of the AHEA also greeted conferees, who gathered to discuss HUNGARY AND HUNGARIANS, 1984: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROSPECTS, as the main theme. A roundtable discussion on "Cultural Retention and 6 the Hungarian Experience in North America” was moderated by William L. Biro (United Technology Center, Pittsburgh). Participants were Arthur Bartfay (Columbus), Paul Kantor (Columbus), Marton Sass (Chicago) and George Bisztray (U. of Toronto). A session on “Hungarian Literature in 1984” was chaired by Enikő Molnár Basa (Library of Congress); George Bisztray (U. of Toronto) presented “Writing and Literature: Some Hungarian Canadian Examples.” András Boros-Kazai (Indiana U.) spoke on “Young Hungarian Writers: A Case Study of the Mozgó Világ.” Karoly Nagy (Middlesex County Coll. and Rutgers U.) discussed current literature in Hungary, Transylvania and Slovakia in “Some Contemporary Themes of Sociographic Literature in East Central Europe.” A panel on “Hungarians in the Successor States” was chaired by András Ludanyi (Ohio Northern U.). László Hamos (CommitteeforHuman Rights in Romania) surveyed the literary perspective in “The Transylvanian Hungarian in the Light of Their Samizdat Literature.” Steven B. Vardy (Duquesne U.) presented “The Hungarians of Carpatho- Ruthenia Under Soviet Rule.” Michael Sozan (Slippery Rock U.) presented “The Hungarians in Burgenland, Austria: Future and Prospects”. Discussant was Bulcsu Veress (Washington, D.C.). Karoly Nagy chaired a session on “Language and Culture Maintenance” with the following papers: József Böröcz (Budapest) described his research in the Albany, Louisiana English-Hungarian Bilingual Project. The project issupported by the Anyanyelvi Konferencia. Martha Pereszlenyi- Pinter (Ohio St. U. Columbus) and Julianna Nadas Ludanyi (Ohio Northern U.) described their program for a new language teaching method in “Individualized Instruction in Hungarian for Adolescent and Adult Learners: A Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.” Kla'ra Falk- Bano'fBudapest) discussed her linguistic research in “Characteristics of Language Shift in American Hungarian Bilingual Communities.” Paul Body (Urban Redevelopment Authority, Pittsburgh) chaired the session on “Hungary and Emigrant Hungarians,” in which the following papers were presented: Dalma Hunyadi Brunauer (Clarkson U.) “The Immigrant Author Writing in English: Edward Newhouse.” Rosa Stein (Columbia U.) “The Hungarian Project of Columbia U.’sOral History Collection..” Ruth Biro (Duquesne U.) “Hungarian Materials for Children: An Hungarian English Picture Dictionary of the Hungarian Language and Hungarian Culture for Children.” Mary and András Boros-Kazai (Indiana U.) reported on progress in the preparation of a Hungarian language text. Paul Body reported on “Critical Observations on Research and Writing of Hungarian Immigration History.” The “Science and Research” section was chaired by Arthur Bartfay (Ohio St. U.) with the following papers presented: Helene Somraty Stone (U. of Southern California) on “Early Environmental Correlates of High Academic Attainment in the Hungarian Euro-Ethnic Group.” C. Frank Csetri (Ohio St. U.) on “Suicide and Depression.” Oliver Botár (U. of Toronto) on “Modern Art, Architecture, and Hungarian Culture: Is There a Connection?" During the conference the Hungarian American Librarians’ Association was organized as an affiliate of AHEA under the direction of Ruth Biro. □ Concurrently with the AHEA conference, Ohio St. U. also hosted the 12th annual Midwest Slavic Conference on May 4 NO. 41. AUTUMN 1984, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEW5LETTER
