WVU COMM Studies 2013 Study Abroad: Budapest, Hungary
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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.)
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A six-week, 6.0 credit hour study abroad course in Budapest, Hungary sponsored by Dr. Rebecca Chory. Trip dates are May 28 to June 17. Applications can be submitted: https://studyabroad.wvu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=913&Type=O
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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
Holocaust Memorial Museum23
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
Műcsarnok26
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
Tavern and Hotel56
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!
