Tuesday 19 October, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

An introductory meeting/party
to start the new academic year and to welcome newcomers

Also a small sale of Hungarian-related items: books, videos and tapes to boost the Society's funds. Please bring along suitable items you no longer need

Friday 29 October, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

Duet

Writer, translator and historian Thomas Kabdebo introduces Summa Summarum, his volume of collected Hungarian and English poems, and his new novel Róma szolgáló leánya.

Thursday 4 November, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

Dissected Frog, Reflex Machine, or Simulator?
The Hypnotised Patient in Hungary, 1880s-1890s

Emese Lafferton, Wellcome Research Fellow at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge, talks about her work on the history of psychotherapy

Wednesday 10 November, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

Tradition and Ideology: Musical Discourses in Hungary, 1948-56

Lóránt Péteri, a graduate of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, currently studying at Bristol University, talks about musical life and thought under state socialism

Tuesday 16 November, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

Visions of Hungary

Non-Hungarians' personal perceptions of Hungary and things Hungarian, presented by Manifold Voices, a poetry-cabaret group

Wednesday 24 November, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

The Legacy of Trianon

Bryan Cartledge, former ambassador to Hungary and historian, talks about this crucial 20C theme.

Saturday 4 December, St. Giles' ouse, St. John's College, 5 p.m.

Mikulás Party

Our traditional bring-and-share seasonal occasion, by kind invitation of Zoltán Molnár. Do bring family and friends. Contributions of drinks and nibbles also welcome. With possible visit from St. Nicholas himself!

For more information contact Kati Evans at hungsoc@hungsoc.com, tel: Oxford 736973.