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29th of March Tuesday 10.00 B 207
Brückner Huba , Director,of the Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission and Jerry Blitefield, from the University of Dartmouth will speak to students about Fulbright Scholarship opportunities. Both students and teachers are warmly welcome.
American journalist Markos Kounalakis. Kounalakis held a presentation on his experiences as a
journalist for several influential organs of the media, including NBC, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times.
He has reported on such events as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the change of regimes in Hungary, and the
war in Afghanistan. Kounalakis currently works together with the Center for Media and Communication
Studies at the Central European University. The Corner and the college invited all interested to join us at
16:30 on November 17th in room B-103 of the B building. There was simoltaneous translation into
Hungarian.
Judit Szathmari of the faculty of the Eszterhazy Karoly College spoke with students about
the opportunities she enjoyed as a student and fellowship recipient in the United States. In particular,
Dr. Szathmari spoke on the advantages of being able to pursue original research concerning Indian
culture in the United States today. Dr. Szathmari shared from her personal experiences abroad and
identify ways in which her study abroad enriched her understanding of Indian cultures today
and her scholarship as a member of the broader European scholarly community.
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Growing-up in America: A comparative look
On April 3, the American Corner of Eger was pleased to welcome Dr. Jane Zahner and Dr. Jack Hasling of ValdostaStateUniversity for a presentation taking a comparative look at childhood experiences gained while growing up in Modale, Iowa and New Orleans, Louisiana respectively. Dr. Zahner in addition to focusing on such aspects of traditional small town life as working on the family farm and participating in local holidays and celebrations emphasized that by now the family farms gave way to mechanized large scale agricultural enterprises while the farm crisis left its mark on the state. As an additional highlight the presenter mentioned the strong attraction of “life in the slow lane” as today more and more former Iowans decide to move back home. In comparison Jack Zahner grew up in the bustling metropolis of New Orleans. He provided an overview of the city’s social development, history and culture while touching on such issues as segregation, the damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina, and the efforts of the community to deal with the disaster. We thank our presenters for the truly engaging and thought-provoking lecture! |
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Fulbright scholarship grant information session in the American Corner of Eger
The American Corner of Eger was very pleased to welcome Dr. Huba Brückner, the executive director of the Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission. Dr. Brückner held an attention-grabbing, yet comprehensive orientation session concerning the opportunities provided by the Fulbright program. As an added attraction, Ms. Lilla Nagy, PhD candidate and a former Fulbright grantee, discussed her own experiences as well. The Fulbright program is named after U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright, who started this professional exchange scheme in 1946. The program has grown to include citizens of 150 countries by the present day. Hungary joined the Fulbright program in 1978, the year when the United States returned the crown jewels and since then 780 candidates have earned the honor to become Fulbright scholars.
The Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission has announced the grant award application process for the 2010-2011 academic year. The program including various respective application categories is open to all levels of academia including graduates of M.A. or undergraduate (B.A, B.Sc.) programs, PhD students, and to those with advanced degrees. Thus the Fulbright program whose main features include equal opportunity and transparency offers valuable research and instruction options for young graduates and mid-career professionals alike. The program covering all fields of scientific inquiry welcomes applications from any scientific discipline or artistic endeavor.
The Fulbright program seeks applicants dedicated to the utilization of their professional experiences gained in the United States for the benefit of Hungary, in addition to being committed to the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of scientific channels of communication and information exchange between the two countries.
The application documents, which are uniform world-wide, can be downloaded from the following web address: www.fulbright.hu. The requested application documentation should be submitted by May 15, 2009.
We thank Dr. Brückner and Ms. Nagy for the very informative presentation!
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A presentation on President Obama
The American Corner of Eger was pleased to welcome Dr. Paul Swann, Professor of Media Culture at TempleUniversity, and Fulbright Scholar at the Department of American Studies at EszterházyKárolyCollege for the 2009 Spring Semester.
Dr. Swann held a tremendously entertaining and informative lecture about President Barack Obama on February 26th. The 60 minute presentation focused on the main aspects of Barack Obama’s life and career until reaching the Oval Office.
Furthermore, Dr. Swann analyzed the media cultural aspects of the Obama campaign and the first achievements of his presidency along with providing a comparison with such outstanding figures of American history as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy. On behalf of the enthusiastic capacity crowd let us express our gratitude to Dr. Paul Swann for the unforgettable afternoon! |
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The Evolution of Democracy in America -
a presentation by Thomas Cooper
Reference is often made in scholarship and popular culture to the 200 year-old tradition of democracy in the United States.
As appropriate as this characterization may be as a generalization concerning the principles of U.S. government, it arguably offers a misleading picture of the history of this tradition. One might equally characterize the history of U.S. government as a history of restrictive practices through which various groups were excluded from participating in government.
This presentation traces the histories of some of these practices and offers an interpretation of American democracy as a history of exclusions that ended only with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, almost 200 years after the Declaration of Independence.
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