Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1985 (13. évfolyam, 43-46. szám)
1985 / 46. szám
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS As listed in the November 1985 issue of the AAASS newsletter: Degh, Linda (504 N. Fess St., Bloomington, IN 47405), is working on a field project and manuscript on “Identity preservation through traditionalizing: A comparative study in modern Hungary and the U.S." Projected completion date: 1985. □ Sakmyster, Thomas (Dept, of History, U. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221) is preparing a political biography of Admiral Miklós Horthy. Target date: 1986. □ Sugar, Peter F. (Dept, of History, U. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195) is writing a book on “Hungary: a historical survey from prehistoric times to the present.” Projected completion: 1985. □ Szelenyi, Ivan (Dept, of Sociology, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wl 53706) is preparing a book on the “Formation of Working class in Hungary and Poland,” to be completed in 1986. □ István I. Mocsy, prof, of history, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA 95053; telephone 408-984-4527, is making plans for the establishment of a large, computerized data base for the study of 19th and 20th century Hungarian social and economic history. The data bank is planned to contain, among other domains, demographic information drawn from the censuses and statistics on the country’s ecomomic, social and cultural development. Some of the statistical information to be incorporated is currently not available in U.S. libraries. The establishment of the data bank iscontigent upon funding. Assessment of the need of such adata bank is under way. Those interested may request a questionnaire and more information from Dr. Mocsy. d ____________MISCELLANEOUS____________ HUNGARIAN-CANADIAN GROUP DONATES BUST OF POETTO THE UNIVERSITY OFTORONTO. OnOctober24, 1985, a bust of poet Endre Ady was unveiled at the Innis College, U. of Toronto. The bust, which is the work of sculptor Géza Csorba, was a donation of the Hungarian Independent Mutual Benefit Federation. Endre Ady (1877- 1919) was a poet, writer and journalist, regarded by his countrymen as an artist with a sense of social responsibility, because of his concern for the rights of the underprivileged. Géza Csorba (1892-1974) was a personal friend of Ady. (György Bisztray) O HUNGARIAN SUMMER COURSE The Ohio State U., Dept, of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures is offering Hungarian Language courses for beginners. Enrollment is possible for the entire summer quarter (June to August) or for half of the summer program. Courses are self-paced, teacher assisted and are highly individualized permitting the student to enter at any level, proceed at his or her own speed, and earn as many credits as planned. For further information contact: Chairman, Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, 1841 Millikin Road, Columbus, OH 43210. □ We welcome the first issue of the HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW, successorto The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, of which this issue would have been its vol. 14, no. 12. The popular magazine, printed exclusively in English,aimsatthe preservation of the Hungarian heritage in the English speaking world. It is published monthly by the Rákóczi Press International, Inc. Nicholas Korponay, president, and Paul Pulitzer executive NO. 46. WINTER, 1985-1986, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 1986 March 20-21 MILITARY HISTORY SYMPOSIUM, 13th annual. Contact: Prof N.E. Dreisziger, Dept, of History, Royal Military College, Kingston, K7L 2W3. May 15-17. HUNGARIAN STUDIES CONFERENCE at the U. of Toronto. Co-sponsored by the American Hungarian Educators’ Association and the Canadian Association of Hungarian Studies. Contact: Prof. G. Bisztray, Hungarian Chair, U. of Toronto, 21 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ONT. Canada M5S 1A1. May 15-17 AMERICAN HUNGARIAN EDUCATORS’ ASSOCIATION, 11th annual meeting. See: above. May 29-30. CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF HUNGARIAN STUDIES in concurrence with the annual meeting of the LEARNED SOCIETIES CONFERENCE at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contact: Prof. M.J. Kovács, Dept, of History, U. Regina, Regina, SAS Canada S4S-OA2. July 1-4. International conference on BOURGEOIS SOCIETY IN ROMANIA by the Society of Romanian Studies and the International Association of Romanian Studies. Contact: Prof. Walter M. Bacon, Jr., Dept, of Political Science, U. of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 68182. September 1-5. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION Oh HUNGARIAN STUDIES. 2nd congress. Vienna, Austria. Contact: the Finno-Ugric Institute of the U. of Vienna or the Österreichisches Ost und Südost Institute. Josephsplatz 6, A-1010, Wien, Austria. November 20-23. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SLAVIC STUDIES, 19th annual, hosted by the Southern Conference on Slavic Studies. New Orleans, Louisiana. Contact: Prof. Paul Debreczeny, Dept, of Slavic Languages, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. December 3-7 AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 85th annual meeting with Hungarian Research Forum, Philadelphia. Contact: HSN editor. December 27-30. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF HUNGARIAN HISTORY, annual symposium at the concurrent annual meeting of the American Historical Association, Chicago. Contact: Prof. András Boros-Kazai, Dept, of Uralic and Altaic Studies, Indiana U., Bloomington, IN 47405. December 27-30. MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION with annual symposium by the American Hungarian Educators’ Association, New York. December 27-30. AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, annual with symposium by the American Association for the Study of Hungarian History. Chicago. See: above. vice-president and editor. Subsription: $25.00 annually. In the U.S. write to Rákóczi Press International, P.O. Box 2203, Union, NJ 07083 or call 201-294-8464; in Canada contact Rákóczi Foundation, P.O. Box 67, Station “L”, Toronto, ONT. Canada M6E 4Y4 or call 416-922-2468. □ (Continued on Page 8)
