KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Bollobás Enikő, ELTE
"The Evolution of American Studies in Hungary, 1970s to the present"
PLENARY SPEAKER
Dr. István Tarrósy, University of Pécs
"The Internationalization of Higher Education in a Changing Geopolitical Context: The Case of the University of Pécs"
THURSDAY EVENING PROGRAM - free admission, open to all
FRIDAY EVENING PROGRAM - free admission, registration required (see homepage for registration link)
SATURDAY EVENING PROGRAM - $50, registration required
POST-CONFERENCE TRIP around Pécs, June 22-24.
Cost: 280 USD or 110,000HUF (bus, guided tours, lunch and dinner included)
DAY 1 (Sunday)
Mohács is a town in Baranya County, Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube River where a historic bloody battle was fought in 1526 and over 500 archeological treasures were unearthed.
Mohács: Visit a silk factory, walk along the Danube River, stroll through the downtown, and have traditional fish soup lunch.
Szekszárd: Downtown stroll, possibly visit either the house commemorating Hungarian writer Mihály Babits or the Wosinszky Mór Múzeum
Szekszárd: Bodri wine cellar
DAY 2 (Monday)
Szigetvár: Visit the Castle of Szigetvár
Szigetvár: Lunch
Ormánság: Ormánság, with its small villages, is a region found on the floodplains of the Drava. Visit to Kovácshida, Drávacsepely, Kémes fakazettás protestant churches
Siklós: Visit the Castle of Siklós
Siklós: Visit the mosque established by Malkocs Bej
Villány: Winetasting dinner (Bock winery)
DAY 3 (Tuesday)
Ozora: Visit to the Newly Renovated Castle of Ozorai Pipó
Simontornya: Visit to the castle of Simontornya
Bonyhád: City museum, Perczel manor, Ermel-Vojnits mausoleum
Mecseknádasd: Hetényi wine cellar
SPECIAL THANKS
Sponsors:
Helena History Press
Fulbright Hungary
University of Pécs
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Pécs
American Hungarian Folklore Centrum
2025 Conference Program Committee
Cultural Studies: Mártha Pereszlényi-Pintér, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio
Mari Réthelyi, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Education: Krisztina Fehér, Cleveland State University and University of Debrecen
Andrea Parapatics, University of Pannonia, Veszprém
History/Political Science: Péter Kristián Zachar, National University of Public Service, Budapest
James P. Niessen, Rutgers University. New Jersey
Language/Literature: Ákos Farkas, ELTE, Budapest, Hungary
Zsuzsanna Varga, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Music/Folklore: Sarah Lucas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas
Judith Olson, American Hungarian Folklore Centrum, New Jersey
Science/Other Social Sciences: Andrew Lee, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, Virginia
Katalin Vörös, University of California, Berkeley
Local Organizing Committee and Volunteers
Monika Fodor, Timea Nemeth, Zsolt Mate
Session Chairs
Volunteers
Erika Rozs, Enese Szentkirályi, Viktória Kersák, Rasha Deirani, Júlia Regina Kiss, Ágoston Mihály Kiss