Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1982 (10. évfolyam, 31-34. szám)

1982 / 31-32. szám

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Sponsored by the Gypsy Lore Society and the Graduate Faculty Anthropology Club of the New School of Social Research the event was one indication that traditions and values of Gypsies and Hungarians may need reevaluation by the social sciences. □

Paul Body et al. completed the writing of a series of educational curriculum kits concerning the history, culture, and contemporary community life of Hungarians in the Greater Pittsburgh area. The project was funded by the Ethnic Heritage Studies Program of the U.S. Department of Education and sponsored by the AHEA. The intensive research, unique in the Hungarian field as far as we know, resulted in an inventory of documentary resources presenting selected aspects of the Hungarian heritage, and guidelines forclassroom teaching of such material. The titles of the kits are as follows: (1) Children’s Hungarian heritage; (2) Hungarian immigrants in Greater Pittsburgh, 1880-1980; (3) Guide to historic Hungarian places in greater Pittsburgh; (4) Hungarian community life; (5) Folk traditions revisited; (6) Folk arts and crafts; (7) Survey of Hungary: past and present; (8) Hungarian historical sources and collections in Greater Pittsburgh; (9) Bibliographical guide to Hungarian-American sources; (10) Teaching guide for Hungarian curriculum kits. The kits are in the process of being published and will be reviewed by the HSN as they become available. For further information write to Dr. Paul Body, AHEA Ethnic Project, 5600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. (AHEA Newsletter) □

PLEASE NOTE. The Center for Applied Linguistics has a new address: 3520 Prospect Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007. □

The Committee for Danubian Research is preparing a case study on the Treaty of Trianon. Some 30 scholars have written essays for the volume which should be published by Columbia U. Press in the Fall of 1982. For more information write to Committee for Danubian Research, 4600 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite #802, Washington, DC 20008. □

The Kodály Musical Training Institute offers its 11th annual summer course from June 28 to July 24,1982. Certificates in Teaching and Musicianship are awarded after the successful completion of three summers’ work. The faculty will include Tibor Szabod Gabriella Thesz, and Jery Jaccard. Tuition remains $620 for 6 hours of graduate credit, and $500 for non-credit attendance. Room and board are extra. For more information write to Kodály Institute, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117 □

Graduate training and stipend in biology. The tenth inti, training course in biology at Szeged is scheduled between October 1,1982 and August 31, 1983. It will consist of three parts: supervised laboratory work on a mutually agreed topic; lectures/seminars; and demonstrations of methods. The stipend consists of room and 4,500 forints for the 11 methods. No diploma is awarded but continuous study may lead to a doctoral degree in Hungary.

The course is a cooperative responsiblity of HAS, UNESCO, and the Inti. Cell Research Organization, and is aimed at providing advanced training in methods applied in various fields of modern biology. The Biological Research Center of the HAS consists of five institutes: Biochemistry (Dir.: M. Wollenmann), Enzymology (Dir.: F.B. Straub), Biophysics (Dir.: L. Keszthelyi), Genetics (Dir.: L. Alföldi), and Plant

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Physiology (Dir.,: G.L. Farkas). Laboratories occupy eight floors of a massive building, which also houses special izotope laboratories, animal and green houses, workshops, lecture halls, a library, and administrative offices. At present, 150 scientists are at work in the Center.

Requirements for admission include a B.S. or M.S. degree in biology or related fields, 1 year of experience in biology research, and fluency in English (the language of the course). Application deadline is May 1, 1982. For further information and application form write to Dr. Sik Tibor, Director of the ITC, Biological Research Center, M.T.A., P.O. Box 521, Szeged, Hungary 6701. □

The American Psychological Assoc, published a 360-page Guide to Research Support to assist researchers in the behavioral sciences. The guide covers over 180 federal funding programs and estimates of fiscal year 1982 funding levels. The guide is $20for non-members, plus $1.50 postage. Write to American Psychological Association, 1200 - 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. (Anthro. Newsletter) □

The National Endowment for the Humanities published a brochure “An Overview of Endowment Programs for 1982-83,” which explains how NEH grants are awarded, gives lists of areas it funds and the principal grant-giving programs as well as details of eligibility requirements for grant applicants. For a copy write to Public Affairs Office, NEH, 806 -15th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20506. (Anthro. Newsletter) □

Ethnic Heritage Studies Catalog: 1974-1979 is available through the Ethnic Heritage Studies Clearinghouse, Boulder, CO 80302. The catalog contains detailed descriptions of the 199 ethnic studies programs funded under the Title IX Ethnic Studies Heritage Program. It also contains descriptions of the materials generated by each of the projects. The catalog is indexed by ethnic group, geographic area, subject area, and project title. (Buildingblocks) □

By spending 25 months at the U. of New Mexico and on the Navaho Reservation, László" Borsányi, a historian and ethnographer became the foremost expert on American Indians in Hungary, and perhaps in Eastern Europe as well. Supported by a Fulbright fellowship and a U. of New Mexico grant, he studied for and received a Master’s degree in cultural anthropology (also a first, as far as Hungarian scholars are concerned). In additon to doing library research, he gathered data by visiting various Indian tribes and living on the Navaho Reservation for over six months. Borsa'nyi is a reader of historical and ethnological publications at the Corvina kiadó. □

The ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics,

3520 Prospect Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007, is offering searches of the ERIC database for researchers and educators of foreign leanguagesand linguistics. The printout for each topic includes bibliographic information, indexing, and an abstract or annotation. Searches can be ordered for $30 each. Copies or already searched topics are available for $10 each. Some topics of interest to Hungarianists already searched for are “Career Opportunities in Foreign Languages;” “Foreign Service Institute/Defense Language Institute/Peace Corps Language Teaching Materials;” “Innovative Methods in Teaching Foreign Languages.” (ERIC/CLL News) □

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NO. 31-32, SPRING-SUMMER, 1982 HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER