May 4, 2015
Sex and sexuality in East-Central European contexts are relatively new topics of academic inquiry. While the past five years have seen a growing academic interest, from histories of queer life, prostitution and sexology to ethnographies of LGBTQ movements and queer literary representations, forums for scholars working on sex and sexuality in East-Central Europe have often remained fragmented and disciplinarily bound.
April 29, 2015
http://fidelio.hu/kiallitas/magazin/viccelhetunke_a_holokauszttal - Hungarian cultural portal fidelio.hu writes about exhibit “My Poland. On Recalling and Forgetting” at the Tartu Art Museum in Estonia. The exhibition deals with the aftermath of the Second World War in today’s Poland with the use of humor, causing considerable controversy. Andrea Peto, associate professor at CEU’s Department of Gender Studies, however, believes that artistic expression should not be limited in any way.
April 14, 2015
Klub Radio interviewed Eva Fodor, associate professor at CEU’s Department of Gender Studies, about women in leadership, with a special focus on U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
April 3, 2015
In Hungary, which fell under Soviet influence at the end of World War II, those who had participated in the wartime atrocities were tried by so called people’s courts. This book analyses this process in an objective, quantitative way, contributing to the present timely discussion on the Hungarian war guilt. The authors, Ildiko Barna, associate professor at Eotvos Lorand University and Andrea Peto, professor at CEU’s Department of Gender Studies, apply a special focus on the gender aspect of the trials.
March 30, 2015
http://mandiner.hu/cikk/20150331_peto_andrea_a_ii_vilaghaborus_nemi_eroszak_tortenetirasa_magyarorszagon - Hungarian news portal mandiner.hu discusses the study titled „Historiography of sexual violence in WWII Hungary” by Andrea Peto, professor at CEU’s Department of Gender Studies.
March 20, 2015
The Department of Gender Studies seeks submissions for the international peer-reviewed annual of women’s and gender history of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE), Aspasia. Historians of women and gender in the region of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe are invited to reflect on the regional and global impact of the Russian Revolution on its 100th anniversary of what has come to be called the Russian Revolution.
March 8, 2015
http://www.hir24.hu/elet-stilus/2015/03/08/a-noi-egyenjogusag-utopia/ - Hungarian news portal hir24.hu reports: 100 years was insufficient to reach complete female emancipation: the percentage of women’s representation in politics is still nominal globally, and equal incomes are far from becoming a reality. Andrea Peto, associate professor at CEU’s Department of Gender Studies, believes that complete emancipation is a utopia.
February 10, 2015
Andrea Peto, associate professor in the Department of Gender Studies was awarded the prestigious title of “egyetemi tanar.” The appointment, made by Janos Ader, the President of Hungary, is effective Febr. 10, 2015. The title, which literally means “university professor,” indicates a high ranking within Hungarian higher education. To qualify for accreditation in Hungary, doctoral schools must have a certain number of such professors.
February 6, 2015
Hungarian Klub Radio’s news portal reports: Assistant Professor Hadley Renkin of CEU’s Department of Gender Studies was featured in an Al-Jazeera article about the fight for gay rights in Hungary and the intense backlash from the far right. For the original article, see: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/01/hungarian-gay-rights-activist-fight-fascism-150125100542416.html
February 5, 2015
CEU Assistant Professor of Gender Studies Hadley Renkin is featured in this Al Jazeera article about the fight for gay rights in Hungary and the intense backlash from the far right.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/01/hungarian-gay-rights-activist-fight-fascism-150125100542416.html
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