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Celebrating István Deák: Historian, Teacher, Provocateur

October 6, 2023
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Buell Hall, 515 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027 East Gallery

Please join the Department of History, the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies, and the Harriman Institute for Celebrating Isván Deák: Historian, Teacher, Provocateur, a conference in honor of István Deák (1926-2023).

Program

Friday, October 6, 2023

 

9:30am | Opening

10:00 - 11:30am | Session I: István the Teacher

Chair: Eagle Glassheim (UBC)

  • Paul Hanebrink (Rutgers)
  • Jennifer Foray (Purdue)
  • Daniel Unowsky (University of Memphis)
  • Marsha Rozenblit (University of Maryland)

 

11:30am - 1:00pm | Session II: István and Hungary: Then and Now

Chair: Attila Pók (Budapest)

  • Csaba Békés (Budapest)
  • Charles Gati (Washington, DC)
  • Laszlo Karsai (Budapest)
  • Judit Molnár (Budapest)
  • Peter Pastor (Montclair State University)

 

2:30 - 4:00pm | Session III: István and East Central European History: Roundtable

Chair: Dominique Reill (University of Miami)

  • Natasha Wheatley (Princeton University)
  • Gabor Egry (Budapest)
  • Robert Nemes (Colgate University)
  • Iris Rachamimov (Tel Aviv)

 

4:30 - 5:30pm | Session IV: Keynote

Pieter Judson (European University Institute)

Contact Information

Eileen Huhn
(212) 854-6217