[Unicum] AHEA Conference

You still have a few days to submit a proposal for a paper to be presented at the Washington, D.C annual  AHEA conference to held at the Universit of Maryland.  See information at www.ahea.net.  

 

2016 CALL FOR PAPERS

AHEA — American Hungarian Educators Association http://ahea.net 

41st Annual Conference 28-30 April 2016 

University of Maryland College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center  

The American Hungarian Educators Association (AHEA) will hold its 41st Annual Conference from 28 April through 30 April 2016 at the University of Maryland, East Hyattsville, MD 20783. We welcome participation by academic scholars, independent scholars, other educators, and graduate students who are devoted to the teaching, research, and dissemination of Hungarian culture, history, folklore, literature, language, fine arts, and music. Presenters must be or become members of AHEA to have their names appear on the program. 

The Program Committee invites proposals for papers, focusing on the presenters' individual research and findings, connected with this year's theme: 

― Migration and Emigration ― On the 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution 1956 

Proposals should consist of an abstract of 200-250 words; a brief scholarly biography, including degrees and scholarly fields (50-100 words) and full contact information. Proposals must be submitted online at http://ahea.net/conferences/2016/submit-paper, no later than 25 January 2016. Program Committee Chairs as listed below, will review for acceptance. Only one (electronic) submission per author will be considered. Individual paper presentations are limited to no more than twenty minutes to allow for ten minutes of discussion following the presentation. The primary language of the conference is English; some sessions may be conducted in Hungarian, depending on agreement by the session attendees.   

Program Committee 

 Cultural Studies: Louise Vasvári, New York University  Education:  Judith Kesserű Némethy,  New York University  History:  Julia Bock, Long Island University Brooklyn, and                Peter Pastor, Montclair State University  Literature:  Enikő M. Basa, Library of Congress  Music/Folklore:  Kálmán Magyar and Judith Olson                           American Hungarian Folklore Centrum, NJ  Science/Economics:  Susan Glanz, St. John's University, NY 

Sponsors American Hungarian Folklore Centrum, NJ Balassi Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center, NY   Local Organizing Committee  

Organizing Committee Kálmán and Judit Magyar Enikő Basa James Niessen 

AHEA Webmaster: Katalin Vörös, University of California, Berkeley, voros@eecs.berkeley.edu