Thesis supervisor: Balázs Sipos
Location of studies (in Hungarian): ELTE BTK Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE
Description of the research topic:
The research approaches to the history of feminism, the emancipation of women and the appearing of the new woman in Hungary from a comparative perspective. The research focuses on the politics of the media representation of women, the so-called female topics and the femininity. Regarding the problems of the aftermath of the Great War, the important question is the great impact of the second wave of nationalism with ethnic character on the women's organizations, journals and female agency in the Horthy-era, on one hand. On the other hand the question is how the Americanization of the Hungarian popular culture might shape the meaning of femininity.
Required language skills: English, Hungarian Number of students who can be accepted: 1