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The International Red Cross and the 1956 Hungarian Refugees
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Gusztáv D. Kecskés, Research Professor at the Insitute of History, HUN-REN RCH, has published a monograph entitled Humanitarian Campaign on a Global Scale: The International Red Cross and the 1956 Hungarian Refugees, which can be downloaded from the website of the Wilson Center (Washington).
The Historical Research on the Árpád Era – Arpadiana XVII.
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The Historical Research on the Árpád Era – From the Austro-Hungarian Compromise (1867) to the Present Day a monograph in English by Gábor Thoroczkay, Associate Professor of the Department of Medieval History at ELTE, has been published as the 17th volume of the Arpadiana series.
Open access lectures on the prehistory of Europe
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In recent months, researchers have been able to discuss the changes in prehistoric Europe in the 3rd millennium BC at two international conferences. The 28 and 23 papers presented at these events are now available online.
Sándor Hites at the ESCL Biennial Congress
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The 10th Congress of the European Society of Comparative Literature Le jeu: Gambling, Gaming and Play in Literature was held at the Sorbonne University in Paris from 2 to 6 September 2024. One of the plenary lectures was given by Sándor Hites, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Literary Studies of the HUN-REN RCH.
From Borderland to Burgenland
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The book From Borderland to Burgenland. Science, Geopolitics, Identity, and the Making of a Region by Ferenc Jankó, geographer and member of the Ten Generations Research Group was published by CEU Press.
Jewishness and Beyond. Jewish Conversions in Hungary 1825-1914
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The monograph Jewishness and Beyond. Jewish Conversions in Hungary 1825-1914 by Miklós Konrád, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of History of the Research Centre for the Humanities, has been published by Indiana University Press.
Béla Bartók’s Viola Concerto Revisited
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- By László Vikárius
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The Bartók Archive of the Institute for Musicology of the HUN-REN RCH, in cooperation with G. Henle Verlag and Editio Musica Budapest, organised an international conference in English on 22 July 2024 on Béla Bartók's fragmentary Viola Concerto.
A work by Leó Weiner thought to be lost may have been found
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- By Veronika Kusz
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A lost composition by Leó Weiner (1885‒1960), the world-famous Hungarian composer and music pedagogue, has been discovered in the estate of pianist Marianne Adler (1890‒1966). The manuscript collection from the bequest was purchased by Brian Lamb, a British pianist‒organist, and art collector, based in the Netherlands, at an online auction at Darabanth Auction House in Budapest in February 2024.
New volume of Kaleidoscope Books by Júlia Papp
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The new volume of the popular science pocketbook series titled ’Kaleidoscope Books’, launched in 2022 in collaboration between the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network, Libri Publishing, and the Hungarian Culture Foundation, is now available in Libri bookstores and on the libri.hu webshop.
The HUN-REN RCH and ATES Joint Workshop
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On 9 April 2024, a delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou University and ATES (Association for Trans-Eurasia Exchange and Silk-Road Civilization Development) will visit the HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities.
The Transformation of Europe in the Third Millennium BC
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Late April 2024 will bring more exciting progress in our understanding of Third Millennium BC archaeology in Europe as aspecial scientific event is organized under the umbrella title “The Transformation of Europe in the Third Millennium BC”.
Pia Shekhter visited the Institute for Musicology
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Pia Shekhter, President of the International Association of Music Libraries, visited Budapest on 22-23 January 2024 and she also visited the library and archives of the HUN-REN RCH Institute for Musicology during her short professional programme.
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