Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1985 (13. évfolyam, 43-46. szám)
1985 / 45. szám
confusion proved aggravating as ethnic groups became aware of their distinct identity. Within the ethnic domain “traditionalists” and “modernizers” emerged during 1917 and 1923 with the latter gaining the upper hand facilitated by external pressures to modernize. The author is prof, of history at Elizabethtown College. □ JOURNALS HUNGARIAN STUDIES REVIEW Vol. 11, no. 2 (Fall 1984). Special theme: Hungarian Literature in the Twentieth Century. Editors: G. Bisztray and N. Dreisziger Dieter Lotze discusses a West German opera adaptation of Imre Madách’s Tragedy of Man. Marianna D. Birnbaum writes about the novelty of Endre Ady’s language and style. Emery George presents an explanation for the lack of a Sixth Ecologue in Miklós Radnóti’s oeuvre. Robert Finch critiques four volumes of modern Hungarian poetry in the translation of Ivan Halasz de Beky. Book reviews include M.D. Birnbaum. Janus Pannonius: Poet and Politician and Paul Várnai’s Hungarian Short Stories. ARTICLES & PAPERS (Continued) MEETINGS The Oscar Jaszi Memorial Conference on Nationalism, Minorities and the Quest for Political Order in Eastern Europe, hosted by Oberlin College and co-sponsored by the Hungarian Chair of Indiana University, the American Hungarian Educators' Association and the Hungarian Community of Friends was held at Oberlin College on November 7-9, 1985. The conference was devoted to an analysis of Jaszi’s intellectual legacy, particularly in relation to the problems of multi-ethnic states, past and present in East Central Europe. Those interested may write to Andrew Ludanyi, Dept, of History and Political Science, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH 45810 or to Harlan Wilson, Dept, of Government, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074. □ Hungarians in the U.S.: Population Figures and Social structure was the title of a symposium held at Indiana U. in October 1984. The symposium was organized by the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resources Center and the Hungarian Chair in the Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies (Chair: György Ránki), and the keynote address was delivered by Julianna Puskas, HAS, on the population figures and the statistical analysis of such figures. Other formal presentations were delivered by András Ludanyi, Ohio Northern U., and Steven B. Vardy, Duquesne U. The emphasis throughout the meeting was on the papers and the exchange of information. It was generally agreed that more research needs to be done on the post 1945 immigration, although statistical data presented by Puskas constitute a good starting point. Participants included visitors from Hungary, scholars from the U.S., and faculty and students of Indiana U. (Adapted from the Newsletter of the American Hungarian Educator’s Association, vol.6, no.1) D A conference on Violations of Religious Freedom and Human Rights in Soviet-Controled Central Europe: Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary and Poland took place at Marymount College (Arlington, Va.) on 15-17 May 1985. Topics included “the consequences of the 1945 Yalta Conference; the challenge to the communist regime in Poland’s Solidarity; the 6 murder of Father Jerzy Popieluszko and the trial of the secret police agents involved in that crime; antisemitism and vanishing Jewish congregations of Central Europe; the impact of the Charter77 human rights movement on the developments in Czechoslovakia; peacemaking and the attempts by communist governments to use churches in peace campaigns; independent peace groups in East Germany and Czechoslovakia; tensions between the churches and the state in Hungary and East Germany. The conference was chaired by Richard T. Davies, U.S. Foreign Service (ret.) and attended by such speakers as Rep. Tom Lantos, Ludvic Némec, Wallace W. Littell, Thomas Molnár, Albert Boiter, Pedro Ramet, Andrew Harsanyi, Paul Brudjar, AlexanderGinzburg, Vladimir Kajlik, Olga Hruby, Blahoslav Hruby, and others. For further information write to Blahoslav S. Hruby, executive director, Religion in Communist Dominated Areas, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115, or call 212- 870-2481. □ EAST EUROPEAN PROGRAM AT THE WILSON CENTER The East European Program established within the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in 1985, provides a center in Washington, D.C. where advanced research on East Central European countries may be pursued. Covering the entire range of East Central European scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, the program seeks to offer professional assistance and hospitality to American and foreign scholars. Its aims are to cultivate East Central European studies, encourage projects that transcend disciplinary and national boundaries, and strengthen contacts with similar institutions abroad. The Program is part of the Wilson Center’s European Institute along with the West European Program and the International Security Studies Program. This special grouping of research and meeting activities on Europe is designed to enhance consideration of the historical and contemporary interactions within Europe, East and West. Fellowships Fellowships are awarded at the postdoctoral level to researchers in the social sciences and humanities related to East Central Europe, such as history, political science, geography, economics, literature, sociology, and anthropology. Some Wilson Center fellows have also been in the fields of journalism, the arts, and policy research. Each recipient is expected to devote full time to one research project during the tenure of the fellowship. In general terms the Center will attempt to meet the fellowls previous year’s earned income. The Center holds one round of competetive selection peryear. Thedeadlineforthe receipt of applications is October 1 of each year. In addition to fellowhship proposals dealing with East Central European studies, the Wilson Center, in its seven other programs, welcomes projects from the entire range of scholarships. Short-term grants The East European Program offers a limited number of short-term grants to scholars having particular need for library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C. area. This program is open to scholars at the postdoctoral level and to persons from other fields with an equivalent degree of maturity and professional achievement. While applications are welcomed from all persons NO. 45, AUTUMN 1985, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER
