wvu comm studies 2013 study abroad: budapest, hungary

Comm. & Culture in Budapest, Hungary WVU Faculty-led Summer 2013 Study Abroad

• 6 credits: 3 weeks online & 3 weeks on-site (May 28-June 17) in Budapest, Hungary • Instructor: Dr. R.M. Chory, Professor of Comm. Studies, Fulbrighter to Budapest• Cost

$2,000 scholarship (COMM majors & pre-majors, including grad students) $500 scholarship (undergrad majors in Eberly College of Arts & Sciences)+ $2,525 (can use scholarships, financial aid, etc.)

• $5,025 (includes airfare, hotel, breakfasts, TUITION, admissions to all museums and historical sites, transportation in Budapest, excursions, a day trip to Gödöllő, an overnight trip to Eger, some meals, books, etc.)

The Courses (6 credits)• COMM 493: Construction & Comm. of Hungarian Cultural ID (3 credits)• COMM 493: Hungary-USA: Comm & Cultural Connections (3 credits)• Courses count toward Comm major and minor requirements• Topics

– Hungarian history and the city of Budapest– Americans’ and other Westerners’ perceptions of Hungary– Hungarians’ perceptions of themselves, others (including USA), social groups– Surviving Communism– Women, families, friendships, social roles, and social life in Hungary– The world of work in Hungary– Historical Hungarian media vs. American media– America through new eyes

• George Gerbner Conference on Communication, Conflict, and Aggression

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Where is Hungary?At the geographic center of Europe

Where is Budapest?In north central Hungary

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Accommodations in Budapest• Gold Hotel Buda (or similar) • Twin-bedded rooms w/private bath or shower • Breakfast included

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Summer 2012 Students

Parliament (Parlament in Hungarian)

The Holy Crown of Hungary and the Coronation Regalia on display in Parliament

Bronze Statue of Poet Attila József near Parliament

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Summer 2012Inside Parliament

Kossuth térKossuth Lajos (1802-1894), Hungary’s leader 1848-49, tried to re-gain Hungary’s independence from the Habsburgs

Formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, today the Museum of Ethnography

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Soviet Monument

US EmbassyLajos Batthány Eternal Flame

Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary during failed 1956 revolution; executed in 1958; today a symbol of freedom

Szabadság tér(Freedom Square)

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Summer 2012 US Embassy Visit

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Szent István tér(Saint Stephen Square)

Szent István Bazilika

Streets around the square

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2012 Students inside Szent István Bazilika

Hungarian National Museum

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Memento ParkCommunism’s Statues (1949–1989)

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Memento Park (we are here)

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Terror Ház former headquarters of the Nazi

and Communist secret police

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Dohány St. Synagogue2nd largest synagogue in world

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Dohány St. Synagogue

Around the Dohány St. SynagogueTree of Life : Memorial of the

Hungarian Jewish Martyrs

Memorial Garden

Holocaust Memorial

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Hungarian Jewish Museum

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Jewish History Museum Tour

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Heroes’ Square

Monument commemorating the 7 Magyar (Hungarian) tribes' chieftains, lead by Árpád, who settled their people in Hungary ~ 896 AD

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Around Heroes’ SquareMuseum of Fine Arts

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Museum of Fine Arts

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Széchenyi Bathshot springs, thermal baths

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Vajdahunyad Castlereplicas of historic Hungarian buildings; 1896

Bust of Béla Lugosi, Dracula in 1931 film, on a corner of Vajdahunyad Castle

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Around Andrássy út

Hungarian House of Photography

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Visiting Hungarian Fulbright Office

Magyar Állami Operaház

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Margitsziget[Saint] Margaret Island

Saint Michael’s Church

13th C Dominican Convent Ruins

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Széchenyi (Chain) Bridge

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View from Gellért Hill

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Gate to Royal Palace Courtyard

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Hungarian Nat’l Gallery

Hungarian Nat’l Gallery

Altarpieces

Sculptures

Paintings

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Mátyás

Templom

Dates to 13th century; named after

King Mátyás Corvinus

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Summer 2012

Group Dinner in Buda before

Nat’l Dance Theatre Performance

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National Dance Theatre performance of

“The Staggerers,” a story of Hungarian

immigrants to PA’s coal mines

Fishermen’s Bastion

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Royal Palace Courtyard

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Budapest History Museum in the Royal Palace

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Summer 2012 group on

stairs built circa 1400

Buda Castle

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Summer 2012 students exploring the Buda Castle walls

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3 students presented papers at the International Gerbner Conference

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Summer 2012 Final Exam

(in our breakfast room)

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Summer 2012 Farewell Dinner

New this year…Eger!

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Minorite Church

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Eger Castle

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Eger Castle

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Around Eger

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The Valley of the Beautiful Womenvineyard and wine cellars in Eger

Bikaver (bull's blood) wine

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The Valley of the Beautiful Womenvineyard and wine cellars in Eger

Interior of Wine Cellar

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Royal Palace of Gödöllő(~20 miles outside Budapest)

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Summer residence of Queen Elisabeth, Empress of Austria & Queen of Hungary,

1854-1898

The Royal Park at Gödöllő

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Hungarian Cuisine

Cucumber salad, galuska, fries, and lots of meat!

Túró Rudi candy bar

Hungarian Cuisine

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Hot Paprika Gulyás Leves

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Hungarian Cuisine

Cheese & Garlic Langos

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Viszontlátásra!