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The Changing Relations between Hungarian-Americans and the Mother Country since the Late 19th Century
History/Political ScienceThis paper will discuss how the relations between Hungary and Hungarian Americans changed, depending on the makeup of the political regime in Hungary, as well as of the political orientation of the specific groups of Hungarian Americans.
The lowest point of this relationship was during the period of Soviet Occupation and communist rule, when the huge majority of the emigrés wanted to have nothing to do with Hungary. They campaigned actively for the overthrow of the communist system, and also condemned any of their fellow
Hungarian-Americans who established any kind of contact with Hungary and with the Hungarian regime.
The lowest point of this relationship was during the period of Soviet Occupation and communist rule, when the huge majority of the emigrés wanted to have nothing to do with Hungary. They campaigned actively for the overthrow of the communist system, and also condemned any of their fellow
Hungarian-Americans who established any kind of contact with Hungary and with the Hungarian regime.
The Charitable Bank: Fáy András and the First Domestic Savings Bank of Pest
Science/EconomicsBefore 1848 in Hungary society was divided legally into four groups of people: prelates, lords of the realm, lesser aristocrats and city burghers. These identities had existed since medieval times, but they no longer completely reflected changing social realities. Identities stubbornly refuse to correspond to limited boundaries or borders. The peasants were excluded from the protection of the constitution, as were new social groups on the scene, such as the middle classes and the working poor urbanites.
One person who saw this problem and attempted to do something about it was Fáy András. He thought that the elimination of economic barriers or borders between advantaged and disadvantaged social groups would help bridge the gap between the poor, the middle classes and the aristocracy. Common embourgeoisement would produce greater social harmony, which would in turn produce a renewed, more unified county. To this end, he was instrumental in founding a portion of the savings institution which would grow into the OTP we know today.
Fáy’s vision of social cohesion through elimination of income inequality scuttled, unusually, as a result of its own success. Where did he go wrong? This subject has a special timeliness, because the notions of the Hungarian middle classes and what constitutes poverty have become the subject of renewed social discourse.
One person who saw this problem and attempted to do something about it was Fáy András. He thought that the elimination of economic barriers or borders between advantaged and disadvantaged social groups would help bridge the gap between the poor, the middle classes and the aristocracy. Common embourgeoisement would produce greater social harmony, which would in turn produce a renewed, more unified county. To this end, he was instrumental in founding a portion of the savings institution which would grow into the OTP we know today.
Fáy’s vision of social cohesion through elimination of income inequality scuttled, unusually, as a result of its own success. Where did he go wrong? This subject has a special timeliness, because the notions of the Hungarian middle classes and what constitutes poverty have become the subject of renewed social discourse.
The Chastened to the Unchastened Crowd; Crowd Politics from Kossuth to Orbán
History/Political ScienceJust a couple of years ago the way you knew it was a holiday (like March 15) was the streets were empty. Families were afraid to take their children to potential violent events. This January the opposition brought out a huge crowd to protest the new Constitution and a few weeks later an even larger crowd collected to show their support for Viktor Orban. This paper will place the role of crowd politics (oppositional crowds as well as state-sponsored and official festivities) in its historical context from the 1848 revolution,through 1956 and 1989.
The Cimbalom Goes to Hollywood: Miklós Rózsa’s depiction of the Sinister Exotic in The Power
Music/FolkloreMiklós Rózsa was asked to score the British film, A Knight Without Armor (1937), because director Jacques Feyder considered a Hungarian uniquely qualified to compose a Russian theme. Such an assumption demonstrates the outsider view of an exotic and uniform Eastern Europe. Success on this picture lead to a long career in Hollywood for the composer who is most famous for his 1959 score to Ben Hur. In the 1968 horror film, The Power, Rózsa writes an eerie theme for cimbalom to represent a villain with the ability to move objects with his mind. Few American audience members would have identified this instrument as Hungarian, but they may have heard cimbalom in film scores evoking a sinister Eastern Europe. British composer John Barry first used cimbalom in several scores for film and television beginning with The Ipcress Files in 1965. While Barry’s cimbalom writing is merely an exotic color, Rózsa writes a theme that would have sounded at home in a Budapest restaurant. In this paper, I show how even though Rózsa’s knowledge of cimbalom in Hungarian music is clear in the film, he draws on the same stereotypes as his contemporaries. Analysis of the cimbalom theme’s appearances throughout the The Power contributes to understanding of how film music reinforced Cold War-era stereotypes about Eastern Europe as exotic, mysterious, and dangerous.
The Cities and Towns of Medieval Hungary as Economic and Cultural Centers and Places of Coexistence
History/Political ScienceThe independent Hungarian Kingdom (1000 -1526) was a multi-ethnic state. Part of the foreign ethnic groups living in Hungary were “native” inhabitants of the Carpathian Basin, that gave a geographical frame to this medieval state, while others arrived together with the conquering, mostly Finno-Ugrian Hungarians in the late ninth century. The most important component of foreign ethnic groups, however, arrived after the foundation of the state. The population density of the realm was low in the Middle Ages, and frequently the storms of history (e.g. the Mongol invasion), decimated the inhabitants of the country. Therefore the Hungarian kings invited foreign settlers to their realm in large numbers and provided them with numerous privileges. Before 1241/2 immigrants came to Hungary both from the Eastern (e.g. Jews, Ismaelithes, Patzinaks, Cumans) and the Western part of Europe (Walloons, Italians, Germans), but after the withdrawal of the Mongols only the influx of the Germans remained important. The overwhelming majority of the German hospites (guests) became urban burghers and played a decisive role in the process of medieval Hungarian urban development. The wealthiest towns of the realm were populated predominantly by Germans who were called in Transylvania and in the north-eastern part of the country, in the Spiš (Zips) region Saxons. The paper focuses first on the general features of medieval Hungarian urban development, then discusses the development of individual towns: Szeged, Pécs, Temesvár. The case of Pécs is particularly interesting, since it has a famous Roman heritage and it was one of the earliest and wealthiest of the episcopal seats of Hungary, and it is the European capital of culture in 2010.
The Cleveland Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble and the Engagement of Youth in Folk Culture Transmission
Cultural Studies/ArtsThe Cleveland Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble was begun in 1973 by András and Magdi Temesváry in an effort to provide the teenage scout leaders with a more complete
understanding of Hungarian folk culture. Its mission is folk preservation through study of the different aspects of Hungarian folk culture, including handcrafts, village customs and songs, geographical influences, dialects, traditional clothing, music, and holiday traditions. A special emphasis is placed on dance as the medium through which we share the culture with the larger community. The Ensemble has performed for not only the people of greater Cleveland, but also for those in northeastern Ohio, in other cities of the U.S., Canada, and in Hungary and Romania.
The hands-on activities give the youth pride in their heritage. Indeed, for most members of the ensemble, a dual-identity is their primary identity; they are not completely American nor Hungarian, but a hybrid. We cultivate the Hungarian aspect with folk knowledge that is uniquely Hungarian. Our recent successes include Gala Performances in 2003 and 2003, and a tour of Hungary and Transylvania in 2001. We are planning a tour of Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine for summer of 2011.
Most of our members will not end up dancing for the Budapest National Ensemble or becoming professional woodcarvers or egg-painters, but most of them are confident in their identities as Hungarian-Americans. The key to the future of any group is the involvement of the youth.
understanding of Hungarian folk culture. Its mission is folk preservation through study of the different aspects of Hungarian folk culture, including handcrafts, village customs and songs, geographical influences, dialects, traditional clothing, music, and holiday traditions. A special emphasis is placed on dance as the medium through which we share the culture with the larger community. The Ensemble has performed for not only the people of greater Cleveland, but also for those in northeastern Ohio, in other cities of the U.S., Canada, and in Hungary and Romania.
The hands-on activities give the youth pride in their heritage. Indeed, for most members of the ensemble, a dual-identity is their primary identity; they are not completely American nor Hungarian, but a hybrid. We cultivate the Hungarian aspect with folk knowledge that is uniquely Hungarian. Our recent successes include Gala Performances in 2003 and 2003, and a tour of Hungary and Transylvania in 2001. We are planning a tour of Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine for summer of 2011.
Most of our members will not end up dancing for the Budapest National Ensemble or becoming professional woodcarvers or egg-painters, but most of them are confident in their identities as Hungarian-Americans. The key to the future of any group is the involvement of the youth.
The Cold War Intelligence Activites of Hungarian Émigrés in the West
History/Political ScienceIn 1953 at the height of the "hot" phase of the Cold War, when liberation was still a keystone of US policy, an American intelligence operative commented that "every Hungarian of any value to intelligence is connected by now with one or another Western intelligence agency."
It certainly is very close to the truth, as Hungarian emigres were utilized in various intelligence or intelligence related capacities during WWII, a practice which was continued and greatly expanded with the onset of the Cold War and the newly arrived flood of Hungarian refugees in the west.
This paper will focus on the early years of the Cold War ( 1947-1956) and seek to introduce the various ways in which Hungarians were involved with and supported the activities of intelligence agencies of the United States and Great Britain in their efforts not only to spy upon but to destabilize the Soviet grip on their homelands. It will touch upon the organizations, individuals and networks that were in place and political orientation that the emigres themselves represented and supported.
The paper will also reveal more fully Tibor Eckhardt's history with American intelligence,the knowledge of which has greatly expanded as a result of recently declassified materials being made available.
It certainly is very close to the truth, as Hungarian emigres were utilized in various intelligence or intelligence related capacities during WWII, a practice which was continued and greatly expanded with the onset of the Cold War and the newly arrived flood of Hungarian refugees in the west.
This paper will focus on the early years of the Cold War ( 1947-1956) and seek to introduce the various ways in which Hungarians were involved with and supported the activities of intelligence agencies of the United States and Great Britain in their efforts not only to spy upon but to destabilize the Soviet grip on their homelands. It will touch upon the organizations, individuals and networks that were in place and political orientation that the emigres themselves represented and supported.
The paper will also reveal more fully Tibor Eckhardt's history with American intelligence,the knowledge of which has greatly expanded as a result of recently declassified materials being made available.
The Collection: Past and Present Acquisitions. An Ongoing and Changing Exhibition.
Cultural Studies/ArtsFounded on December 28, 1954, the American Hungarian Foundation holds as its primary goal the nurturing of “understanding and appreciation of the Hungarian culture and historical heritage in the United States of America,” and serving as a bridge between Hungarian and American cultural traditions to enhance a better understanding of the contributions of each.
The Collection, Past and Present Acquisitions tells the story not only of Hungary, but also of American Hungarians through the display of fine art, sculptures, artifacts, textiles, folk art and photographs that have been acquired by the Foundation throughout the years. Over the course of the next year, it is our goal to display the majority of the Foundation’s collection so please be sure to visit our website or contact us from time to time as we substitute pieces on display with other pieces from our collection
The Collection, Past and Present Acquisitions tells the story not only of Hungary, but also of American Hungarians through the display of fine art, sculptures, artifacts, textiles, folk art and photographs that have been acquired by the Foundation throughout the years. Over the course of the next year, it is our goal to display the majority of the Foundation’s collection so please be sure to visit our website or contact us from time to time as we substitute pieces on display with other pieces from our collection
The Comparison of the American (1776) and the Hungarian (1849) Declarations of Independence
History/Political ScienceOne can find many interesting similarities between the two documents regarding their composition, langugae and conditions of drafting and approval. Here and now I wish to emphasize only one of them. Jefferson and Kossuth used very similar argumentation and language regarding the "domestic"insurrections" provoked by the kings of Britain and Hungary. The Virginian was talking about the movements of African American slaves to join the British army, while Kossuth was talking about the insurrections of the national minority groups against the Hungarian governemnet. Kossuth new well the final version of the American document, but not the original draft of Jefferson.
The complete thesaurus of the old Hungarian language used in Transylvania
Language/LiteratureThe motto of this year’s conference refers to exactly what the editors of the Historical Dictionary of the Hungarian Language in Transylvania have tried to achieve throughout the long decades ever since the first volume appeared in 1975, that is: preserve the language of the past and make it accessible for future generations.
The aim of the paper is to present the past, present and future of the monumental work, which is the Historical Dictionary of the Hungarian Language in Transylvania.
The past refers on the one hand to what the dictionary represents: it is the complete thesaurus of the (spoken and written) Hungarian language used in Transylvania in the period of the 16th–19th centuries (and from this perspective it is a unique lexicological work). On the other hand the history of the dictionary itself is quite long, as Szabó T. Attila started thinking about the idea of such a work as early as the 1920’s, 50 years passed until the first volume was published in 1975, and now, in 2013 the last volume is about to appear.
The present is in fact another historical moment, as the final editorial touches are made on the last volume.
The future refers to the future plans we have with the Historical Dictionary of the Hungarian Language in Transylvania and that is its complete digitalization. This is very important because in this way scholars all over the world will be able to use this extremely rich database.
The aim of the paper is to present the past, present and future of the monumental work, which is the Historical Dictionary of the Hungarian Language in Transylvania.
The past refers on the one hand to what the dictionary represents: it is the complete thesaurus of the (spoken and written) Hungarian language used in Transylvania in the period of the 16th–19th centuries (and from this perspective it is a unique lexicological work). On the other hand the history of the dictionary itself is quite long, as Szabó T. Attila started thinking about the idea of such a work as early as the 1920’s, 50 years passed until the first volume was published in 1975, and now, in 2013 the last volume is about to appear.
The present is in fact another historical moment, as the final editorial touches are made on the last volume.
The future refers to the future plans we have with the Historical Dictionary of the Hungarian Language in Transylvania and that is its complete digitalization. This is very important because in this way scholars all over the world will be able to use this extremely rich database.
The Construction of a New Minority: Language and Identity between the Two World Wars in Transylvania
Language/Literature“Keleti Újság” [‘Eastern Newspaper’] was a Hungarian daily newspaper published in Cluj-Napoca between 1918 and 1944, and is considered one of the most important periodicals of the period between the two World Wars. Covering a large range of topics, it also includes articles on the Hungarian language, as in 1936 Jenő Dsida, one of the most important poets of the period started a column (or a ‘movement’, as they called it) dedicated to the cultivation of the Hungarian language in Romania, entitled Anyanyelvünkért (‘For the protection of our mother tongue’). It published articles on the state of the community in the new political context, as well as overtly and covertly outlining attitudes towards the mother tongue and the language of the state that determined the way in which the new minority identity of the community was to be shaped. My paper discusses these ways in which the new minority was constructed in the articles and texts published in the Keleti Újság newspaper from the point of view of displacement and the issues of multi- and plurilingualism.
The Construction of Intercultural Communication in Scholarly Writing
Language/LiteratureEffective communication is vital, and the need for it has never been more emphasized than these days when people from different national, cultural and linguistic backgrounds interact in the course of their daily lives. After Hungary’s admission to the EU it is evident that the country needs to find its place in the integrated Europe and this can only be achieved by cooperation and successful communication with other cultures. The amplified interest in more flourishing communication across cultures has led to the mushrooming of programs across the country that offer theoretical and practical knowledge on Intercultural Communication. The field has rapidly entered academia as well and has become a center of attention. Due to the relatively novice nature of this concept it is rather difficult to define what actually is taking shape under this umbrella term.
This paper presents the findings of an empirical study that attempts to get an insight into how intercultural communication as a discipline is being established. By providing a qualitative analysis of the abstracts of examples of scholarly writing, the study attempts to get a holistic view on what subfields Intercultural Communication encompasses and how relevant theories of these subfields contribute to the development of this academic discipline. Findings imply that though the phenomenon under study is rather multi-faced and extended, Intercultural Communication is definitely of use for Hungarians trying to bridge the gap not only between them and the Others, but within their own culture as well.
This paper presents the findings of an empirical study that attempts to get an insight into how intercultural communication as a discipline is being established. By providing a qualitative analysis of the abstracts of examples of scholarly writing, the study attempts to get a holistic view on what subfields Intercultural Communication encompasses and how relevant theories of these subfields contribute to the development of this academic discipline. Findings imply that though the phenomenon under study is rather multi-faced and extended, Intercultural Communication is definitely of use for Hungarians trying to bridge the gap not only between them and the Others, but within their own culture as well.
The construction of reputation: the work of László Krasznahorkai in the globalised world of literature
Language/LiteratureThis presentation offers insights into the meteoric rise of László Krasznahorkai, whose dark, dystopian vision has mesmerised the readership since the publication of Sátántangó in 1985. Taking Adam Levy’s claim that “[m]any of the writers still active—Nádas, Esterházy, Krasznahorkai, Kertész and Konrád—have close ties to Germany, the region’s seat of literary consecration, which has given momentum to their popular rise in English” as its starting point, the presentation offers insights into the critical reception of Krasznahorkai’ s notoriously challenging work in German and in English, and also explores the complex interaction between critical perspectives and the mechanisms of international literary prize awarding processes.
The Contested Identity of Hungarian Operetta
Cultural Studies/ArtsIn 2013 “Hungarian operetta” achieved the status of Hungaricum which is a collective term indicating a “typically Hungarian attribute, uniqueness, specialty and quality.” The goal of the paper is to show the contradictions hidden in this interpretation by highlighting some cultural and political debates related to the national or “foreign” identity of this musical entertainment genre that enjoyed widespread popularity in Hungary.
Due to the presence of its stars and melodies in Hungarian cultural memory, operetta became a popular research topic in Cultural Studies, in Cultural and Social History. Furthermore, its products provided the most significant Hungarian presence in transnational show business in the first half of 20th century. As Richard Traubner stated, „The principal operetta cities have always been Paris, Vienna, London, Berlin, Budapest and New York, as there are the places were operetta activity was greatest, and where operettas with international circulation were created and where they still are performed.” By analyzing some home and foreign interpretations of the presumed identity of the Budapest centered operetta branch, my goal is to verify the correlations between the transforming definitions and the changing political and cultural contexts. In order to understand the dynamics behind these reinterpretations, the paper highlights three sociocultural contexts: the identity formation of Hungarian operetta in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, in the interwar period (1918-1939) and in the one-party system.
Due to the presence of its stars and melodies in Hungarian cultural memory, operetta became a popular research topic in Cultural Studies, in Cultural and Social History. Furthermore, its products provided the most significant Hungarian presence in transnational show business in the first half of 20th century. As Richard Traubner stated, „The principal operetta cities have always been Paris, Vienna, London, Berlin, Budapest and New York, as there are the places were operetta activity was greatest, and where operettas with international circulation were created and where they still are performed.” By analyzing some home and foreign interpretations of the presumed identity of the Budapest centered operetta branch, my goal is to verify the correlations between the transforming definitions and the changing political and cultural contexts. In order to understand the dynamics behind these reinterpretations, the paper highlights three sociocultural contexts: the identity formation of Hungarian operetta in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, in the interwar period (1918-1939) and in the one-party system.
The Correspondence of Alexander Lenard
Language/LiteratureThis paper presents the correspondence of Hungarian writer and translator Alexander Lenard (1910-1972). As an émigré during World War II in Italy and later in Brazil, Lenard maintained his ties to Hungary through an extended correspondence. He exchanged letters and books with Weöres Sándor, Károlyi Amy, Passuth László, Karinthy Ferenc, Kardos Tibor, Nemes Nagy Agnes, Devecseri Gábor, Klára Szerb, etc. He also corresponded with Neo-latinists from around the world, including Robert Graves. Later in his life, when Lenard was living as a hermit at the edge of the Brazilian rain forest, these letters became his only lifeline to the outside world.
Lénárt-Cheng Helga: Lénárd Sándor levelezése
A dolgozat Lénárd Sándor magyar író és fordító (1910-1972) levelezését mutatja be. A második világháború előtt Olaszországba, majd késobb Brazíliába kivándorló író elsősorban levelek útján tartotta fenn szülőhazájával a kapcsolatot. Évtizedeken át levelezett Weöres Sándorral, Károlyi Amyvel, Passuth Lászlóval, Karinthy Ferenccel, Kardos Tiborral, Nemes Nagy Agnessel, Devecseri Gáborral, Szerb Klárával, és a magyar irodalmi élet más nagyjaival. A világ számos neolatinistájával, köztük Robert Gravesszel is gyakran váltott levelet. Élete vége felé, amikor Lénárd már remeteként élt a brazil őserdő szélén, ezek a levelek jelentették számára a külvilág felé az egyetlen kapcsolatot.
Lénárt-Cheng Helga: Lénárd Sándor levelezése
A dolgozat Lénárd Sándor magyar író és fordító (1910-1972) levelezését mutatja be. A második világháború előtt Olaszországba, majd késobb Brazíliába kivándorló író elsősorban levelek útján tartotta fenn szülőhazájával a kapcsolatot. Évtizedeken át levelezett Weöres Sándorral, Károlyi Amyvel, Passuth Lászlóval, Karinthy Ferenccel, Kardos Tiborral, Nemes Nagy Agnessel, Devecseri Gáborral, Szerb Klárával, és a magyar irodalmi élet más nagyjaival. A világ számos neolatinistájával, köztük Robert Gravesszel is gyakran váltott levelet. Élete vége felé, amikor Lénárd már remeteként élt a brazil őserdő szélén, ezek a levelek jelentették számára a külvilág felé az egyetlen kapcsolatot.
The effects of the EU’s language policy on revitalizing endangered languages: the case of Hungarian in minority contexts
Language/LiteratureIn my presentation I aim to outline the general linguistic context of the EU because preserving the Hungarian language and finding its future depends highly on the linguistic rights and language policies of the different countries.
One of the starting points of my paper is a quote from the Council Resolution on a European Strategy of Multilingualism (2008): “Linguistic and cultural diversity is part and parcel of the European identity; it is at once a shared heritage, a wealth, a challenge and an asset for Europe.” On the one hand preserving cultural and linguistic diversity is a response to globalization, which is becoming more and more accentuated, motivating individuals to find their origins, their roots and some necessary benchmarks, language being one of these. On the other hand language is a symbol of cultural identity and resistance to any foreign domination.
One of the goals of my paper is to discuss the concepts of linguistic diversity and multilingualism as understood within the European Union, as well as their manifestation on the level of national language rights in the different countries of the European Union where Hungarian is present as a minority language.
One of the starting points of my paper is a quote from the Council Resolution on a European Strategy of Multilingualism (2008): “Linguistic and cultural diversity is part and parcel of the European identity; it is at once a shared heritage, a wealth, a challenge and an asset for Europe.” On the one hand preserving cultural and linguistic diversity is a response to globalization, which is becoming more and more accentuated, motivating individuals to find their origins, their roots and some necessary benchmarks, language being one of these. On the other hand language is a symbol of cultural identity and resistance to any foreign domination.
One of the goals of my paper is to discuss the concepts of linguistic diversity and multilingualism as understood within the European Union, as well as their manifestation on the level of national language rights in the different countries of the European Union where Hungarian is present as a minority language.
The Emigration Policy of the Kádár Regime
History/Political ScienceAlthough emigration from Hungary has a long and sorrowful past, it was from the years around the beginning of the 20th century that the number of those leaving Hungary were of such magnitude that various Hungarian governments acted to form policy and instigate programs designed to both assuage the problem and also to encourage the return of Hungarian (e)migrants. Later, during and immediately after World War II Hungary was to again lose a part of her population nearing the number and quality of the previous migration to North America. It was in the wake of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and in the months to follow that approximately 200 000 Hungarians fled their homeland. Although the official propaganda of the Kádár regime was that the majority of the refugees were young people, misled by imperialist or “fascist” propaganda and for whose return the homeland waited with open arms, the regime did not, in fact, do everything possible to encourage their return. Indeed, ensuing policies often did more to hinder the return of Hungarian refugees than those of the previous stalinist Rákosi regime. Between 1956 and 1989 the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party instituted a number of policies and set up several organizations which, working within the framework of various foreign and internal Hungarian state bodies, and with not an insignificant amount of state financing, were designed to bring back to Hungary “desirables”, (i.e. those whose return would serve the interest of the regime, including those who left earlier than 1956), to hinder the return of “non-desirables”, and at the same time hamper the activities of emigré communities deemed to be unfriendly to the regime.
The Enduring Legacies of Kossuth’s American Visit–with quotations about Kossuth from Presidents Abraham Lincoln & Theodore Roosevelt
History/Political ScienceThis paper succinctly traces Lajos Kossuth's life story from the 1848 freedom fight, his vision for a federal democracy in Hungary, his American visit & legacy, to his death at age 91 in 1894. It also blends some key events in Hungarian history from the entrance of Chief Arpad into central Europe in 896, the creation of Austria-Hungary in 1867, WW I & the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, the Communist period, to EU membership in 2004.
The Establishment the Adaptation and the Renewal of the Diaspora Project Network University of Pécs in the Mirror of the COVID Period
Science/EconomicsCategory: Paper Presentaion
A tanulmány felidézi és kronológiailag végigköveti a Pécsi Tudományegyetemen (továbbiakban: PTE) hivatalosan 2017.4.1-én megalakult Diaszpóra Projekt Hálózat (továbbiakban: DPH) formális létrejötte előtti tevékenységét és az ötlet megvalósulásának kezdeti nehézségeit, kitérve a megszervezett rendezvénysorozatok (Diaszpóra Fórumok, Magyarok a nagyvilágban) tanulságaira.
A Szerzők ezek után elemzik a 2017-ben, az Alapító Chartában foglalt eredeti célokhoz képest a DPH különböző projektjeinek eredményeit. Így például kitérnek a II. Magyarok Kulturális Világtalálkozójának sikereire, a DPH pályázati tevékenységére, az üzleti rendezvényeken való részvételekből származó tapasztalatokra, az elvégzett tudományos kutatómunkákra és az azokból született publikációk, konferencia megjelenések főbb eredményeire, valamint a tagság aktivitásának egyenetlenségeire és alakulására, valamint az ezzel létrejövő kapcsolati hálózat részben tudatos, részben organikus fejlődésére.
A következő fejezetben jellemzésre kerülnek a pandémia időszakában észlelt szervezeti kihívások, különös tekintettel a személyes kapcsolattartás és networking tevékenységek ellehetetlenülésére és annak kiváltására az online aktivitások fejlesztésével. A COVID-hoz kapcsolódó lockdown túlélése során megtapasztalt problémák (pl. AHEA pécsi jelenléti konferenciájának elmaradása és egy évvel később történő online megrendezése) és sikeres aktivitások (pl. Diaszpóra mindennapok 2020-2021. online műsorsorozat) tapasztalatainak kritikai analizációjával a Szerzők feltárják aktuális és jövőbeni tervezett tevékenységeik logikáját, gondolati hátterét.
Végül, a DPH vezetői és aktív menedzserei röviden bemutatják azokat a fejlesztési lehetőségeket, melyek stratégiai időtávon belül megvalósulhatnak a PTE szervezeti keretei között, úgymint a Magyar Világiskola már működő pilot projektjét, a PTE Magyar Ügyek Intézetének elgondolását, online applikációs ötleteiket (pl. Hungarian Footprints, Business Platform) és a magyar tudományos diaszpóra közösség fejlesztésének tervét (Magyar diaszpóra Tudóstársaság és –Világkonferencia).
A tanulmány felidézi és kronológiailag végigköveti a Pécsi Tudományegyetemen (továbbiakban: PTE) hivatalosan 2017.4.1-én megalakult Diaszpóra Projekt Hálózat (továbbiakban: DPH) formális létrejötte előtti tevékenységét és az ötlet megvalósulásának kezdeti nehézségeit, kitérve a megszervezett rendezvénysorozatok (Diaszpóra Fórumok, Magyarok a nagyvilágban) tanulságaira.
A Szerzők ezek után elemzik a 2017-ben, az Alapító Chartában foglalt eredeti célokhoz képest a DPH különböző projektjeinek eredményeit. Így például kitérnek a II. Magyarok Kulturális Világtalálkozójának sikereire, a DPH pályázati tevékenységére, az üzleti rendezvényeken való részvételekből származó tapasztalatokra, az elvégzett tudományos kutatómunkákra és az azokból született publikációk, konferencia megjelenések főbb eredményeire, valamint a tagság aktivitásának egyenetlenségeire és alakulására, valamint az ezzel létrejövő kapcsolati hálózat részben tudatos, részben organikus fejlődésére.
A következő fejezetben jellemzésre kerülnek a pandémia időszakában észlelt szervezeti kihívások, különös tekintettel a személyes kapcsolattartás és networking tevékenységek ellehetetlenülésére és annak kiváltására az online aktivitások fejlesztésével. A COVID-hoz kapcsolódó lockdown túlélése során megtapasztalt problémák (pl. AHEA pécsi jelenléti konferenciájának elmaradása és egy évvel később történő online megrendezése) és sikeres aktivitások (pl. Diaszpóra mindennapok 2020-2021. online műsorsorozat) tapasztalatainak kritikai analizációjával a Szerzők feltárják aktuális és jövőbeni tervezett tevékenységeik logikáját, gondolati hátterét.
Végül, a DPH vezetői és aktív menedzserei röviden bemutatják azokat a fejlesztési lehetőségeket, melyek stratégiai időtávon belül megvalósulhatnak a PTE szervezeti keretei között, úgymint a Magyar Világiskola már működő pilot projektjét, a PTE Magyar Ügyek Intézetének elgondolását, online applikációs ötleteiket (pl. Hungarian Footprints, Business Platform) és a magyar tudományos diaszpóra közösség fejlesztésének tervét (Magyar diaszpóra Tudóstársaság és –Világkonferencia).
The Esztergár Cult in Pécs in the Context of Hungarian and U.S. Memory Politics
History/Political ScienceLajos Esztergár (1897 – 1978) is memorialized in Pécs in a number of ways. A street bears his name, as do an old age home, an annual prize for social work, a plaque at city hall, and the house where he lived. All these (except the street) are marked to remind us of Esztergár's contribution to the development of social welfare in Hungary. As a professor at the University of Pécs in the 1930s and as member of the city's administration, including being its mayor, Esztergár was the prime mover for the development of a system of poor relief, known as the Pécsi Norma (The Pécs System) during the Great Depression of the early 1930s. What is usually not mentioned on the prizes or plaques commemorating his career is that Esztergár was mayor of Pécs during the months in which the Jewish residents of the city and its surroundings were deported in 1944. Esztergár and the administration that he appointed played a major role in the ghettoization, deportation and material expropriation of the Jews of Pécs. This paper would explore Esztergár's role in both of these areas, try to understand the forces behind his current memorialization, place these into a national and internation context, and explore the question of whether his memory should be publicly preserved, and if so, how.
I should note that my mother and seven year old brother were deported to Auschwitz under Esztergár's administration. Only my mother returned.
I should note that my mother and seven year old brother were deported to Auschwitz under Esztergár's administration. Only my mother returned.
