A HUN-REN BTK Néprajztudományi Intézet és a Néprajzi Múzeum szervezésében Budapesten zajlott a SIEF International Ethnological Food Research Working Group 24. konferenciája 2024. szeptember 18–20-án.

Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe is now available through Anthem Press and JSTOR. This collection of essays addresses institutions that develop the concept of collaboration, and examines the function, social representation and history of secret police archives and institutes of national memory that create these histories of collaboration. The essays provide a comparative account of collaboration/participation across differing categories of collaborators and different social milieux throughout East-Central Europe.

The Tetmajer Committee of indiana University invites applications for translation into English of Hungarian language books and manuscripts on 20th century Hungarian history. Works starting chronologically in the late 19th century are acceptable. The translators are designated by the Tetmajer Committee. The manuscript shall not exceed 120 000 words. The deadline for submission of books and manuscripts to be translated during 2017 is 15 November 2016.

Applicants must submit electronically

The full manuscript in Hungarian

Preferably a letter of intent from leading English language peer reviewed publisher stating willingness to publish manuscript pending peer review

An English language summary of manuscript of 5-10 pages

A table of contents

Send the application material electronically to László Borhi,

Applications are not accepted after the deadline. Up to two manuscripts will be selected for 2017. Successful applicants will be notified in December 2016. Materials sent by unsuccessful applicants will be deleted.