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

1986 / 47-48. szám

AWARDS (Continued)

on contemporary Hungarian literature at the Dept, of Germanic and Slavic Languages, U. of California, Santa Barbara. 9/85 - 6/86. In cooperation with Robert Herzron.

József Reiter, Dept, of Synthetics, EGYT Pharmacochemical Works, Budapest, to do research of biologically active compounds at the Dept, of Chemistry, U. of Utah. 9/85 - 2/86. In cooperation with Josef Michl.

Bálint Rozsnyai, Dept, of English, József A. U., Szeged, to lecture on American literature at the Dept, of English, at the U. of Minnesota. 8/85 - 5/86. In cooperation with Kent Bales. Léna Szilard, Dept, of Russian Philology, Eötvös L. U., to lecture on Russian literature at the Dept, of Slavic Languages, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 1/86 - 6/86. In cooperation with Walter Vickery.

IREX

The International Research and Exchanges Board: New

Address as of August 1, 1986: (126 Alexander Road, Princeton, N.J. 08540. Telephone 609-683-9500) conducts research exchange programs open to applicants in all disciplines with all of the socialist countries of East Central and Southeastern Europe, except Albania. Exchange programs are subject to negotiation and renewal, hence, specific provisions may be different from those in effect in earlier years.

There are three areas of programs in which active IREXHungarian collaboration can be observed. To encourage the development of individual and institutional collaboration and exchange involving humanists and social scientists from the U.S. and from Eastern Europe, IREX makes a limited number of grants in support of specific collaborative projects and new exchanges. Such undertakings as bilateral and multinational symposia, collaborative and parallel research, joint publications, exchanges of data, comparative surveys, and the like, as well as brief visits necessary in the planning of such projects, will be considered for support. In the academic year 1984/85 the following Hungarian-related projects were awarded:

William Berentsen, U. of Georgia, Athens. Participants in U.S. Hungarian conference on regional development and establishment of a research project on causes of regional, socio-economic problems, in developing countries and compare the impact of public policy action on regional development in Hungary and the U.S. (July 1986).

Henry M. Chirot, U. of Washington. Three East European scholars participated in a conference on “The causes of backwardness in Eastern Europe: decay, development, and absorption into the Western European sphere from the late 15th to early 20th century.” (Bellagio June 16-21, 1985). Robert Cohen, U. of California, Irvine. András and Maija- Liisa Marton performed in English and Hungarian Ferenc Karinthy’s “Steinway Grant” and offered a workshop and seminars on East European performance theory and practice.

(May 1985).

Edward A. Hewett, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Hungarian and American scholars participated in the 9th U.S. - Hungarian Economics Roundtable, San Francisco. (June 10-12, 1985).

Bela Király, Brooklyn College, CUNY. Several East European scholars participated in a conference on “East Central European society in the post World War I revolutions and

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counterrevolutions.” (Pecs, Hungary, June 11-13, 1985.) Bela Király, Brooklyn College, CUNY. Several East European scholars participated in a conference on “War and society in East Central Europe: East Central European civilization and military war leaders from the 18th to 20th century.” Bellagio, February 17-21, 1986).

Murray Krieger, U. of California, Irvine. Péter Davidházi,

Dept, of English, Eötvös L. U., to research “An introduction to British and American criticism,” and to lecture on critical theory and practice in Hungary. (Academic year 1985/86).

Adam Makkai, U. of Illinois, Chicago. Consultation with colleagues at the International House, Budapest, about the compilation of a dictionary of American idioms, to be published in Hungary in Hungarian (Summer, 1986).

Robert Manley, Seton Hall U. For Mihály Simái, assoc, director, Inst, for World Economy, HAS, participated in the International Studies Association annual meeting. (Washington, D. C. March 5-9, 1985).

Ronald Miller, U. of Illinois, Chicago. Collaboration with colleagues in the Faculty of Law, Eötvös L. U. on a project dealing with current changes in Hungary’s wage setting policies and the labor movement’s participation in this process (March 1985).

Richard Quandt, Princeton U. for György Szakolczai; Economic Laboratory/HAS. Visited Princeton to work with Quandt on a joint project dealing with the supply and demand of housing in Hungary (April-May 1985).

David Richardson, Cleveland State U. Lectured at the Dept, of English, József A. U., on modern American literature forms, and promoted renaissance studies between the U. S., and Hungarian scholars (April-May 1985).

Laura Tyson, U. of California, Berkeley. For Drs. Iván Berend and Péter Hardi, both of Marx K. U., participated in a conference on “Explaining economic strategy in socialism.” (U. of California, Berkeley, February 1985).

Paul Zinner, U. of California, Davis. For András Inotai and other U. S. scholars collaborated on a project comparing the influence of social and political factors on processes of regional economic integration among members of CEMA and EEC (April 1985).

ACLS-HAS COMMISSION OF THE HUMANITIES ON THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Established in 1979, is active in general and Finno-Ugric linguistics, comparative literature, ethnography of society and folklore, social psychology, history, and sociology. 1984/85 awards were as follows:

Folklore. Planning meeting: Linda Degh, director, Folklore Institute, Indiana U., and Tamás Hofer, Research Group for Ethnogarphy, HAS, met to complete plans for the final meeting on their ongoing project “The preservation of identity through traditionalizing in modern Hungary and the U.S.” November 1984, Budapest. Final meeting on same project: Budapest, July 4-7, 1985.

History. Joint conference: “Ethnicity, social class and culture change in Hungary and in the U. S.” Carl Schorske, prof, emeritus, Princeton U., and György Ránki, HAS. Princeton, April 1985.

Linguistics. Research visit: Vera John-Steiner, Dept, of Educational Foundations, the U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and Miklós Kontra, Dept, of English, Kossuth L. U., Debrecen. Continued work on their ongoing project on materials

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