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

1986 / 47-48. szám

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November 1985. This paper is to be published as part of the colloquium in 1986(7). As minister of nationalities in Count Mihály Karolyi’s 1918-19 government Jászi hoped to rescue crumbling Hungarian unity by offering Hungary's minorities administrative and cultural autonomy. This plan failed because most Magyars distrusted the nationalities, whereas non-Magyars suspected the government’s motives. The Swabians, Hungary’s sole remaining sizeable minority, opposed Jászi’s plans chiefly because of the government’s socialist bias.

Also in preparation is a volume German-Hungarian Relations and the Swabian Problem, 1936-1939, a continuation of a book published by East European Monographs (1977) with a similar title (1919-1936). This volume is aimed to analyze the complications that ensued when Hungary’s Swabian minority passed under völkisch control supported by the Third Reich.

MEETINGS

The 13th Military History Symposium held at the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, March 20-21, 1986, focused on Race, Ethnicity and Armed Forces. Of eight speakers, one, István Deák (Columbia U.) dealt with a Hungarian-related topic. “The Nationality Question in the Habsburg Army 1848-1914.”

East European Studies in American Education was the title of a one-day conference at Rutgers U. (April 15,1986) arranged by the Governor’s Commission on East European and Captive Nation History of the State of New Jersey. The objective of the Commission is to increase the understanding of East European nations in New Jersey school curricula. The conference focused on secondary school teachers and administrators, college professors engaged in teacher-education and publishers of textbooks and other educational material. The Hungarian contribution came from László Feketekuty, who is a member of the governor’s commission; Joseph Held, assoc, dean, Rutgers U., and Ivan Volgyes, prof. Rutgers U., Camden, panelists.

AWARDS

CIES/Fulbright

The Fulbright Program is based on the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, to enable the government of the U.S. to increase mutual understanding between its people and the people of other countries. The Cl ES (Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 11 Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036) is affiliated with the American Council on Education and it is the principal private agency cooperating in the administration of the senior scholar Fulbright grants for university teaching and advanced research. Grants are made to U.S. ciltizens and nationals of other countries. For further information write to Georgene B. Lovecky, at above address or call 202-939-5420.

1985-86 U.S. GRANTEES TO HUNGARY

András Angyal, Elon Coll., to lecture on American literature

at the Kossuth L.U. 1/86-6/86.

George Barany, Dept, of History, U. of Denver, to do research in history at the History Institue of HAS. 6/86 - 9/86.

Elizabeth Beede, artist, to research Hungarian feltmaking at the Néprajzi múzeum. 8/85 - 11/85, and 5/86 - 7/86.

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Theodore Burton, Dept, of Mathematics, Southern Illinois U. to lecture in physics at the Bolyai Inst, in Szeged 1/86-7/86. Harry L. F. Houpis, Dept, of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, U. of California, La Jolla, to do research in physics at the Central Research Inst, for Physics, Budapest. 1/86 -7/86.

Julia Maceda-Willebrand, Center for Labor Studies, Empire State Coll. SUNY, to lecture on applied linguistics at the Technical U., Budapest. 2/86-6/86.

Paul G. Nevai, Dept, of Mathematics, Ohio State U., to do research in mathematics, at the Mathematics Inst., HAS. 9/85-3/86.

A. Ross Shepherd, Dept, of Economics, U. of Missouri, to lecture on economics at Marx K. U., Budapest. 9/85-7/86.

Victor G. Szebehely, Dept, of Aerospace Engineering, U. of Texas, to lecture on aerospace engineering at the Eötvös L. U. 5/86-6/86.

1985-86 GRANTEES FROM HUNGARY

Balázs Akác, Dept, of Economics, National Center of State Farms, to do research in improvement of labor efficiency in cattle breeding industry, at the Dept, of Animal Science, U. of California, Davis. 6/85 - 12/85. In cooperation with R. W. Touchberry.

Paul Benedek, Laboratory of Chemical Cybernetics, Eötvös L.U., to lecture on chemical thermodynamics of liquides and gases at Yale U. 8/84-8/85, and at the Dept, of Chemical Engineering, U. of Akron, 9/85 - 1/86. In cooperation with Csaba Horvath and Joseph M. Berty.

Tibor Deák, Dept, of Microbiology, U. of Horticulture, Budapest, to do research in food mycology; yeast/molds in spoilage association, at the Dept, of Food Science, U. of Georgia. 1/86 - 11/86. In cooperation with Larry Beuchat. István Dobozi, Institute of World Economy, HAS, to lecture in comparative energy policy, East-West mineral trade; CMEA in the world economy, at the Dept, of Economics, Arizona State U. 8/84 - 8/86. In cooperation with Daniel Brenestuhl.

JenőFitz, Feje'r megyei múzeumok (museums of Fejér county) to do research on the administration of the Roman province of Pannónia, at the School of Historical Studies, Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton. In cooperation with Harry Woolf.

Géza Jeszenszky, Dept, of International Relations, Marx K. U. of Economics, to lecture on history of East Central Europe and Hungary (19th and 20th centuries) at the Dept, of History, U. of California, Santa Barbara. In cooperation with Dimitrije Djordjevic.

János Képes, editor of “Communications” at the Hungarian Television, to do research in professional journalism program, at the Dept, of Communication, Stanford U. 9/85 - 6/86. In cooperation with Lyle Nelson.

Miklós Laczkovich, Dept, of Mathematics, Eötvös L. U., to lecture on classical real analysis and set theory, at the Dept, of Mathematics, St. Olaf Coll. (Minnesota). 1/86 - 6/86. In cooperation with Paul D. Humke.

Dénes Marton, dept, of Atomic Physics, Inst, of Physics, Technical U. of Budapest, to do research in resolutions/sensitivities of different surface analytical tools at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland. 9/85-7/86. In cooperation with Joseph Fine.

Imre Oravecz, editor, Elet és irodalom, Budapest, to lecture

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