Hungarian Studies in London
As the first paper presentation in our seminar series focusing on specific themes, Daniel Abondolo introduced work by Dezső Szabó, one of the most influential writers and extreme right-wing thinkers of the interwar period, on Friday, 2 February. The discussion centred exclusively on Szabó’s style as a prose writer, intentionally disregarding what Daniel called Szabó’s [...]
From now on, our Friday seminars will focus on specific themes. Matters to be discussed include word profiling in Hungarian, the history of teaching Hungarian in London, understanding ‘Hungarianness’ in Hungary and abroad, the poet Imre Oravecz (link to a biography of Oravecz in English, and in Hungarian), and the depiction of Budapest in Hungarian [...]
We shall be holding our end-of-year party this year on Tuesday, 12 December, for teachers, students and friends of Hungarian language, literature and culture in London.
The party will be at the newly-refurbished Victorian pub, the Marquis of Cornwallis (formerly ‘The Goose’) on Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AP (nearest tube: Russell Square), from 8 pm onwards.
Staff and [...]
From 29 November, Peter Sherwood will be lecturing at the Hungarian and Central European International Studies Centre, at the University of Szeged, for 10 days. Following a lecture in April, Peter was invited to speak to the staff and students of the Hungarology department, to present his grammar and teaching methodology in greater detail.
From 21 November onwards, we shall be studying Ob-Ugric languages and literature with Peter Sherwood. If you wish to attend, please get in touch at hungarian DOT studies AT googlemail DOT com. A knowledge of Hungarian is an advantage but is not a prerequisite for attendance.