Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1979 (7. évfolyam, 19-22. szám)
1979 / 19-20. szám
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS The Hungarian summer program at Portland State U. will enter into its seventh year this summer. The program begins on June 18 and ends on August 24. Course offerings include first, second, and third year Hungarian language, and a series of graded courses in phonetics, writing, and literature. The program is quite flexible and allows both concentrated eightweek immersion and also individually tailored courses for shorter periods of study. Director of the Hungarian program is Dr. Lajos Éltető' who is assisted by Dr. András Ludányi. Related courses are also offered such as History of Hungary- Transylvania-Romania; Marxism and Its Critics; The Socialist City; Politics of Eastern Europe. There is no out-of-state tuition in the summer session, and admission to the university is not necessary to enroll in summer courses. For further information write to Dr. Charles M. White, Director of Summer Session, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207; or call 503-229-4081. □ Hungarian studies at the U. of Toronto. With the appointment of George Bisztray to the Hungarian Chair, the Hungarian program gained wide recognition and is planning to expand further. Courses to be offered in the academic year 1979-1980 are Intermediate Hungarian; Hungarian Culture Through Literature; and The Modern Hungarian Novel. For further information write to Dr. George Bisztray, Department of Slavic, 21 Sussex, U. of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada M5S 1A1; or call 416-978-4157. □ The Kodály Center of America will hold its summer courses at the Southeastern Massachusetts U. (North Darthmouth, Mass.) between July 1 and 28, 1979. Courses include a Certificate Program, an Affiliated Masters Program, and independent study programs. Participants should be prepared to work hard in an intensive and challenging schedule. Some financial aid is available for both, resident and day students of the 4-week courses. Coordinated with the regular course schedule is a Special Choral Directors Course offered by Peter Erdei. Preceding the summer program, between June 10 and 30, will beacourseon Howto Teach College Musicianship and Ear Training, offered by Erzsébet Hegyi to musicians with good theoretical background. For further information and registration write to Kodály Center of America, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton, MA 02165, or call 617-999-8000. □ HUNGARIAN REFORMED NEWS edited by Revs. Gabor Csordás, Alexander Havadtoy, and Julian Nagy (229 East 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028) is the English version of MEETINGS (Continued) symposium arranged by the Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center (355 Delano Place, Fairview, NJ 07022) on May 6, 1979. The symposium attempted to analyze the various national tendencies alive in Subcarpathian Rus' during the recent past. Participants of the symposium were; Rado Lencek (Columbia U.), Richard Renoff (Nassau Community Coll., SUNY), Evan Lowig (St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary), Joseph Szövérffy (Princeton Inst, for Advanced Study), and Vasyl Markus (Loyola U. of Chicago). Incidentally, the Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center publishes a quarterly Carpatho-Rusyn American which is available for an annual subscription of $5.00 from the above address. Református Hírek, a quarterly newsletter in its fifth year of publication. The Hungarian language version is to “inform the Hungarian‘diaspora’of the free world about the problems and issues of the Reformed Church of Hungary.” The English format addresses Protestants of the world, in an attempt to air church-related problems in Hungary, without being negative. No subscription fee is identified. □ The most recent issue of HIS-Press-Service (A-1140 Wien, Linzer Strasse 263/18, Austria) presents a special issue on religion and church in Hungary, focusing its report on events affecting the Roman Catholic Church, especially a December 2, 1978 letter of the Pope to the Hungarian episcopacy. □ Summer courses at the Kodály Musical Training Institute at Pine Manor College (near Boston) for performers and music educators. A Certified Course (four weeks); an Advanced Level Musicianship and Analysis Course (four weeks); and an Alumni Symposium (two weeks) are offered to train interested individuals in musicianship and in an effective, (Continued on page 13) ENGLISH LANGUAGE JOURNALS ON HUNGARY The Canadian-American REVIEW of Hungarian Studies VOL. V, SPRING 1978. Content: Steven C. Cheer, Metafiction in the Modern Hungarian Novel: Non- Conventional Fiction-Making in Endre Feles and Gyula Fekete. Anna Katona, American Influence on Hungarian Political Thinking from the American Revolution to the Centennial. Ivan Volgyes, Social Change in Post-Revolutionary Hungary, 1956- 1976. S. B. Vardy, The World of Hungarian Populism. Barnabas A. Racz, Fermentation and Ossification in Hungarian International Law. Toldi: An Epic Poem by János Arany.Translation by W. Kirkconnell, continued. Books reviewed: D. S. Spencer, Louis Kossuth and Young America: A Study of Sectionalism and Foreign Policy (G. S. Smith); P. Brock, The Slovak National Awakening: An Essay in the Intellectual History of Eastern Europe (S. Kirchbaum); and E. W. Stroup, Hungary in Early 1848: The Constitutional Struggle Against Absolutism in Contemporary Eyes (P. I. Hidas). Hungarian Theatre News Published by the Hungarian Theatre Institute. Editor: Judit Szántó'. Budapest, Krisztina körút 57, Hungary 1016. ISSUE 1978:2 CONTENTS New Productions: Magda Szabó', An Old Fashioned Story; Milán Füst, The Unhappy; András Suto( A Merry Lament for a Wandering Speck of Dust; Iván Ma'ndy, Gong; Ga'bor Czako', Corridor; Tibor De'ry, The Gigantic Baby; Pe'ter Müller and Géza Berki, The Last Performance. Our New Theatre, the Népszínház (formerly Várszínház). Children’s Theatre, Spectacle and Contact. Chronological Table: Hungarian Theatre and Drama History. 12 NO. 19-20, 1979, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER
