The HUN-REN RCH and ATES Joint Workshop
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On 9 April 2024, a delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou University and ATES (Association for Trans-Eurasia Exchange and Silk-Road Civilization Development) will visit the HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities.
“LIVING LEGAL CUSTOMS” XI. International Interdisciplinary Conference on Legal Ethnography and Legal Cultural History and the Presentation of the “Tárkány Szücs Ernő Award” at the University of Pécs
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The Tárkány Szücs Ernő Legal Cultural Historical and Legal Ethnographic Research Group (PTE KPVK), founded in Szekszárd in 2011 organized its XIst international and interdisciplinary conference with the support of the Vásárhely Testament Foundation, the ELTE-MTA Legal History Research Group (ELKH), the Legal History Subcommittee of the Committee on Legal and Political Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Research Centre for the Humanities, the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Culture and Innovation.
The Éva Schmidt Archive
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Researchers of the ELKH Research Centre for the Humanities (RCH) and the ELKH Research Centre for Linguistics (NYTK) launched two projects involving the scientific processing of the legacy work of linguist and ethnographer Éva Schmidt in 2022. She was an outstanding researcher of the Obi-Ugric people and languages leaving behind a very rich legacy, however she had placed an embargo on her collections for 20 years before she died. The aim of the researchers involved in the projects is to organize and publish her legacy in the language of the original collections, as well as in Hungarian, English and Russian translations, on a multilingual website.
The Legacy of Zsuzsanna Erdélyi in the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology
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Zsuzsanna Erdélyi (1921–2015) is considered in folkloristics primarily as the discoverer of a previously unknown genre of folklore, the archaic folk prayer. Zsuzsanna Muntagné Tabajdi presents her work through her legacy kept in the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology.
Hungarian Folkloristics in a European Perspective: The Legacy of Tekla Dömötör (1914–1987) in the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology
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Tekla Dömötör belongs to the generation of scholars who lived their lives and did their work under the turbulent historical conditions of the 20th century. Fanni Svégel presents the professional work of the first female chair of the Folklore Department of the Eötvös Loránd University, a prominent scholar of Hungarian folkloristics recognized at the European level, through her legacy kept in the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology.
Memories of a Versatile Scientific Oeuvre: The Legacy of Miklós Szilágyi
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Thirty-five years ago, in 1986, Miklós Szilágyi (1939–2019) joined the Ethnographic Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, whose work is presented by István Boldog-Bernád through his legacy kept in the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology.
Winemaking and Viticulture: The Legacy of Melinda Égető (1941–2011) in the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology
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On this day eighty years ago, Melinda Égető was born, an outstanding researcher of Hungarian viticulture and winemaking, who was a fellow at our Institute for almost 30 years. Fanni Svégel presents her professional work through her legacy kept in the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology.
The rebirth of the Archives
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In the last year, the comprehensive revision and planned (re)arrangement of the Archives of the Institute of Ethnology of the RCH began with great momentum. In the coming weeks, we will post reports from our colleagues on the exciting work going on here. The project is presented by János Bednárik and Anna Szakál.
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