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From Borderland to Burgenland
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- By HUN-REN Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont
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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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- By HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities
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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.
Zsombor Tóth Keynote Speaker at the International Conference dedicated to William Ames (1576‒1633)
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Zsombor Tóth, senior research fellow at the Institute for Literary Studies, HUN-REN RCH attended the conference entitled Between the Old and the New World: William Ames and the Shaping of Reformed Theology and Spirituality, hosted by Pelgrimvaderskerk, Rotterdam (NL) on February 27‒29.
Miklós Székely's book shortlisted for Hungarian Book Design Award
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Miklós Székely's book entitled Schools and Museums of Modern Design in Transylvania around 1900 has been shortlisted for the professional book category of the Hungarian Book Design Award. Design: De_form. More information: Forbes magazine
Stepfamilies across Europe and Overseas, 1550–1900
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- By HUN REN Research Centre for the Humanities
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Stepfamilies across Europe and overseas 1550-1900 is the third volume of the Momentum “Integrating Families” Research Group's published by Routledge, which emphasizes diverse perspectives on the new and expanding history of stepfamilies in Europe and some of its overseas territories from 1550 to 1900.
Asymmetrical Neighbours: Minor Players and Empires in the Early Modern and Modern Borderlands
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On February 9–10 the SMALLST project, in collaboration with the Islamic Studies Institute of the Heidelberg University and the Warsaw Centre for Global History of the University of Warsaw organized a workshop titled Asymmetrical Neighbours: Minor Players and Empires in the Early Modern and Modern Borderlands.
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