The Controversy About 1944 in Hungary and the Escape of Budapest’s Jews from Deportation. A Response.

Hungarian Cultural Studies ◽

10.5195/ahea.2020.388 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. 67-74

Author(s):

Géza Jeszenszky

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

German Occupation ◽

Shed Light

The purpose of this Note is to clarify the interpretation of the volume, July 1944: Deportation of the Jews of Budapest Foiled (Reno, NV: Helena History Press, 2018), put forth by Peter Pastor in his book review, “A New Historical Myth from Hungary: The Legend of Colonel Ferenc Koszorús as the Wartime Saviour of the Jews of Budapest,” that was published in the 2019 issue of Hungarian Cultural Studies. Rather than making any attempt to remove or lessen blame for the acts committed following the German occupation of Hungary in March 1944, this collection of studies aims to shed light on whether Regent Horthy’s order to Colonel Ferenc Koszorús prevented the deportation of the remaining, nearly 300,000 Hungarian Jews who lived (or were just hiding) in Budapest.

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Book review: Maureen McNeill, Feminist Cultural Studies of Science and Technology. London: Routledge, 2008. 200 pp. ISBN: 9780415445375, $150.00 (hbk)

European Journal of Cultural Studies ◽

10.1177/1367549409352954 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 265-267

Author(s):

Sonita Sarker

Keyword(s):

Cultural Studies ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Feminist Cultural Studies

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Book Review: Islam: A Worldwide Encyclopedia

Reference & User Services Quarterly ◽

10.5860/rusq.57.2.6542 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 151

Author(s):

Paul Fehrmann

Keyword(s):

International Law ◽

Common Ground ◽

Controversial Issues ◽

Islamic Studies ◽

Law And Politics ◽

Wide Range ◽

Senior Researcher ◽

Shed Light ◽

Academic Debate

It is clear that the world of Islam is profoundly important, and also that there are wide and conflicting views on Islam today. Similarly, it seems clear that we should pursue efforts to promote the understanding of Islam. In response, a goal of the four volume Islam: A Worldwide Encyclopedia (IAWE) is to give “basic information on Islam” and to “shed light” on “controversial issues” (xxvii). In his opening comments, the editor, a Professor of International Law and Politics at Eskişehir Osmangazi University and Senior Researcher at the Wise Men Center for Strategic Research in Turkey, notes that there have been “a wide range of different interpretations and variations of Islam throughout history” (xxvii). He suggests that Muslims need to revive the “strong tradition of academic debate” that was integral to Islamic studies “in early decades of Islam,” and affirms support for the “diverse and plural nature of contemporary Islamic scholarship” (xxviii). At the same time, he is concerned that “disputed issues” may lead to “biases and stereotypes in the minds of Western people,” and hopes that this new resource can both “contribute to the pursuit of a common ground” between those of different faiths, and help a Western audience become more familiar with what Islam has to offer (xxviii).

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