''Eszmélet'' ('', Consciousness'') is a
Hungarian quarterly
magazine
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for social critique and culture. Each issue contains essays on current theory, history, an exchange of topics, as well as one or two book reviews.
History
The magazine was founded in the summer of 1956
Aurél Bernáth
Aurél Bernáth (1895–1982) was a Hungarian painter and art theorist. He studied at Nagybánya with István Réti and János Thorma. Bernath fought as a soldier in the First World War and moved to Vienna in 1921. Bernath's painting style was ...
,
Tibor Déry
Tibor Déry (18 October 1894 in Budapest – 18 August 1977 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer and poet. He also wrote under the names Tibor Dániel and Pál Verdes.
György Lukács praised Dery as being "the greatest depicter of human b ...
,
Gyula Illyés
Gyula Illyés born ''Gyula Illés'' (2 November 1902 – 15 April 1983) was a Hungarian poet and novelist. He was one of the so-called ''népi'' ("from the people") writers, named so because they aimed to show – propelled by strong so ...
,
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály (, ; , ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music education.
...
, and
Georg Lukacs
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See also
* George (disambiguation)
George may refer to:
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, and
István Mészáros – a disciple of Lukács - was asked to be acting editor. However, because of the
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; ), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by ...
, only two "emigrant" editions were published in London, in 1958. "Eszmélet" is the title of a poem by
Attila József
Attila József (; 11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) was one of the most famous Hungarian poets of the 20th century. Generally not recognized during his lifetime, József was hailed during the communist era of the 1950s as Hungary's great ...
, the famous Hungarian poet.
The journal reappeared in 1989, this time in Hungary. Since 1993
editor in chief
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was
László Andor
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, since 2009 also
European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
The journal's articles show a radical and consistent criticism of
capitalism
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. It aims to represent social solidarity, individual freedom and human dignity.
In the past two decades, various organizations were formed around the journal (Friends of Eszmélet, Open University of Eszmélet). Their events are open to anyone.
The twentieth anniversary of the journal's foundation was celebrated in
Moscow
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with an issue in
Russian
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*A citizen of Russia
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.
Editorial Board
Eszter Bartha, Péter Bózsó, Ádám Fülöp, Gábor Kállai R., Matthias I. Köhler,
Tamás Krausz Tamás () is a Hungarian, masculine given name. It is a Hungarian equivalent of the name Thomas.
The given name may refer to:
* Tamás Adamik (born 1937), Hungarian linguist and professor
* Tamás Bognár (born 1978), Hungarian footballer
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(chairperson), Győző Lugosi (executive director), Zoltán Matheika, Éva Nagy, Klára Szarka, Péter Szigeti
Eszmélet Publishing House
* Tamás Krausz - Péter Szigeti: Államszocializmus. Értelmezések - viták - tanulságok
tate Socialism: Interpretations, Debates, Conclusions(2007.)
* Eric J. Hobsbawm: Mozgalmas évek. Egy huszadik századi életút
nteresting Times: A Twentieth-century Life (Lives of the Left)(2008.)
* István Mészáros: A tőkén túl - Közelítések az átmenet elméletéhez I.rész Az ellenőrizhetetlenség árnya
eyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition Vol 1.(2008.)
* Eric J. Hobsbawm: Hétköznapi hősök. Ellenállók, lázadók és a dzsessz
ncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion, and Jazz(2009.)
* István Mészáros: A tőkén túl - Közelítések az átmenet elméletéhez - II. rész: A szocialista kritika történelmi öröksége
eyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition Vol 2.(2009.)
* István Mészáros: A tőkén túl. Közelítések az átmenet elméletéhez. III. rész A tőkerendszer strukturális válsága
eyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition Vol 3.(2010.)
* István Mészáros: A tőkén túl. Közelítések az átmenet elméletéhez. IV. rész. A tárgyalt témákhoz kapcsolódó tanulmányok
eyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition Vol 4.(2010.)
* Tamás Krausz: Lukács György és a szocialista alternatíva. Tanulmányok és dokumentumok.
yörgy Lukács and the Socialist Alternative. Studies and Documents.(2010.)
* Immanuel Wallerstein: Bevezetés a világrendszer-elméletbe
orld-Systems Analysis: An Introduction(2010.)
* Göran Therborn: A marxizmustól a posztmarxizmus felé?
rom Marxism to Post-Marxism?(2010.)
* József Pankovits: Az olasz baloldal. Antonio Gramscitól a Demokratikus Pártig
talian Left from Antonio Gramsci to the Democratic Party(2010.)
1989 establishments in Hungary
Magazines established in 1989
Hungarian-language magazines
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