Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1986 (14. évfolyam, 47-50. szám)

1986 / 49. szám

likely to adopt only cosmetic changes.’’ As Hungary enters intothetwilightzoneof Kádár’s rule, it should be remembered that Kádár has ruled Hungary longer than any ruler of Hungary since the death of Emperior Franz Joseph. The author is prof, of political science at the U. of Nebraska, Lincoln. □

MEETINGS

The CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF HUNGARIAN STUDIES

held its annual meeting in conjunction with the 1986 meeting at the Learned Societies Conference at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, May 28-30, 1986. Papers presented were as follows: “Bibliographical Examination of Literature on Canadian-Hungarian Studies,” by John Miska (Agriculture Canada, Ottawa); “Edmonton’s Hungarian Community,” by Steven Töttösy de Zepetnek (U. of Alberta); “Nostalgia and Irony in Hungarian Canadian Literature,” by George Bisztray (U. of Toronto); “The World of the Book in Hungary since 1950, by László L. Kovács (Purdue U.); “The Hungarian Studies Newsletter and Linguistic Isolation,” by Bela C. Maday(American U.); “An Overview of the Artistic Avantgarde in Hungary, 1968-1985,” by Kenneth McRobbie (U. of Manitoba); “Some Demographic Comparisons Between the Hungarian and Canadian Population,” by Adele Csima (U. of Toronto); “Lukács and Maszaryk,” by Vladimir Zeman (Concordia U.); “Immigrant Hungarian Society in Canada and the Trianon Syndrome,” by Nándor Dreisziger (Royal Military College); “Political Participation and the Multiple Candidate Electoral System in Hungary,” by Barnabás Rácz (Eastern Michigan U.); “Some Aspects of Hungarian Language Maintenance in Békevár,” by Zita McRobbie (Winnipeg); “A Canadian Scholar’s Impressions of Hungary,” by Clive Cardinal (U. of Calgary); “Multiculturalism on its Fifteenth Anniversary,” by Victor Buyniak (U. of Saskatchewan); “Wealth and Marital Mobility in Féltorony, 1827- 1920,” by Blair R. Holmes, (Brigham Young U); “The Rehabititation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire,” by Robert H. Keyserlingk (U. of Ottawa); “The Grievances of the Hungarian Minority in Czechoslovakia after World War II, by Charles Wojatsek (U. of Ottawa): “Robert Zend’s Hungarian Writings,” by A.I. Botár (Toronto); “Bibliography and Historiography: with Reference to Historical Research and Publication About Hungarians in North America,” by Elemer Bako (Silver Spring, Maryland); “Religion, Religious Beliefs and Churches in Hungarian-Canadian Settlements on the Prairie: A Cultural Historical Approach,” by Martin L. Kovács (U. of Regina); “Quality of Education in László Nemeth’s Work," by Magda Nemethy (Toronto); “Canadian Literaturein Hungary Before 1945," by Katalin Kürtösi (József Attila U.): “Sport and the Hungarian Immigrant in Canada,” by Anikó Várpalotai (Inst, for Studies in Education, Toronto); “In Pursuit of Hungarian Heritage: Achievements and Plans,” by Nicholas Korponay (Rákóczi Foundation, Toronto). There was also a centennial recollection of the first Hungarian group settlement in Canada and the U.S., conducted by Martin L. Kovács. (Based on a report by Elemer Bako.) n

The fourth annual conference of the FINNO-UGRIC STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA took place at the U. of Manitoba as one of the Learned Societies Meetings, May 26-27, 1986. The following papers pertaining to Hungarian topics were presented: “Hungarian Grammatical elements in Californian-Ugrian,” by Otto J. Sadovsky (California State U.);

“A Personal Choice from Hungarian Literature: Translating the Unknowable,” by Kenneth McRobbie (U. of Manitoba); “Methods and Procedures for Improving Writing Abilities of Hungarian-Canadian Teen-Agers,” by Ildikó Rabner (Toronto); "Minister, Poet, Healer: A Hungarian Magus on the Prairie,” by Martin L. Kovács (U. of Regina); “Bálint Csury, 1886-1941, Pioneering Scholar of Modern Hungarian Dialectology,” by Elemer Bakó (Silver Spring, Maryland); and “The Continuity of Finno-Ugric Folk Customes in Canada,” by Sirkka Liimatainen (Thunder Bay). Readings of poetry in several Finno-Ugric languages together with translations were presented. Hungarian poetry was read by László Szabó and Ildikó Rabner. In the future, all linguistic papers with Hungarian relevance will be read in the conference of the Finno-Ugric Studies Association’s meeting rather than in the Hungarian Association’s conference. (Based on a report by Elemer Bako.) Q

CARPATHO-RUSYN SEMINAR, IN Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1986. 75 persons attended the “Carpatho- Rusyn Studies seminar on New Research and New Sources, A Decade of Work, 1975-1985.” Co-sponsored by the Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center and the Center of Soviet and East European Studies at the U. of Pennsylvania, the seminar was organized by Edward Kasinec (Slavonic Division, New York Public Library) and chaired by Joan L. Roccasalvo (U. of Scranton). Eight formal papers were presented and discussed. All papers dealt with the Carpatho-Rusyn experience in the European homeland and America. Patricia Krafcik (Dickinson Coll.) opened the seminar wiht a compartive discussion of 17th century Carpathian brigands; David Davis Petras (Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Parma, Ohio) reviewed the history of the Ruthenian Rite liturgy: Andrew Drozd (U. of Texas) spoke about the incorporation of Subcarpathian Ruthenia into the Soviet Union in 1945; Thomas F. Sable (U. of Scranton) spoke of the positive role played by the laity in the creation of Rusyn churches in America before World War I; Joan Roccasalvo (U. of Scranton) traced the history and manuscript tradition of the Carpatho-Rusyn plainchant; Julianna Dranichak (St. U. of New York, Binghamton) analyzed the mid-nineteenth century Presov Literary Society and its 1852 literary almanac. Brief communications were provided by Robert A. Karlowich (Pratt Institute) on the second volume of the guide to the Amerikansky Russky Viestnik (1914-1927), and by Edward Kasinec on the recent growth of American library holdings in Carpatho-Rusyn materials. P.R. Magocsi (U. of Toronto) concluded with remarks on the recent past and the future of Carpatho-Rusyn studies. He suggested that during the next 10 years or so means should be found to bring together scholars who now are working in isolation. The seminar indicated that Carpatho-Rusyn studies in the US are thriving andshould become even more promising in the years ahead.

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MISCELLANEOUS

POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE IN PARIS. The Atlantic Research and Publications, Inc. (ARP) in cooperation with The Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) has a joint fellowship program in Paris, in the fields of political science, the humanities, and linguistics. Citizens or permanent residents of Hungary, Poland, and Yugoslavia are eligible.

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