On 30 November, Éva S. Balogh – historian, lecturer at Yale University, and editor of the English-language news portal Hungarian Spectrum – died at the age of 85. We remember her by sharing two of her pieces, as her articles on Lukács and the Archive provided a unique opportunity for foreigners to understand the […]
Continue reading...Lukács 50
György Lukács died on 4th June 1971. You can find the list of events and publications commemorating the anniversary here.
Continue reading...Győző Lugosi 1952–2021
At the age of 69, Győző Lugosi, vice president of our Foundation, university professor of History and editor of the quarterly Eszmélet, has died of COVID-19. We will honor his memory. Eszmélet’s obituary (in Hungarian and English)
Continue reading...László Sziklai 1942–2021
László Sziklai, who founded the Archive and and administered it for a quarter of a century, has died of COVID-19 on March 26. We will honor his memory. Miklós Mesterházi’s obituary (in Hungarian) Péter Agárdi’s obituary (in Hungarian) Rüdiger Dannemann’s obituary (in German)
Continue reading...Documentary on Lukács is now available online
Georg – The Doc, directed by Sotiris Bekas and screened at the 7th Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival, is now available worldwide with English, Hungarian, and Greek subtitles through Vimeo On Demand. Part of the income will be donated to support the Foundation. Thank you! Ευχαριστώ! To visit the documentary’s official Facebook Page, click […]
Continue reading...“On guard”
The Foundation’s board members “on guard” at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, currently occupied by students protesting against the government’s crackdown on academic freedom. © Gabriella Csoszó / FreeDoc
Continue reading...The Deutsche Welle about the Lukács Archives
“Seit zwei Jahren ist das Archiv des Philosphen Georg Lukács geschlossen – aus politischen Gründen, behaupten Kritiker. Ehemalige Mitarbeiter kämpfen seitdem vergeblich für die Wiedereröffnung.” Continue reading.
Continue reading...Statement of Solidarity
The Lukács Archive International Foundation firmly protests the politically motivated harrassment of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory of the University in Belgrade. We owe solidarity to the colleagues in Belgrade and to all those who also condemned the closure of the Lukacs Archive. Both were attacks on independent research and free and critical […]
Continue reading...The German Journal weiter denken about the Lukács Archives
“… Unter diesen Umständen und bei solch rosigen Aussichten fällt es einem schwer, über die Odyssee des Georg-Lukács-Archivs zu sprechen…” Continue reading…
Continue reading...Nicolas Tertulian (1929–2019)
« Nous avons l’immense tristesse de vous annoncer le décès aujourd’hui 11 septembre 2019 à Suresnes de Nicolas Tertulian, grand spécialiste mondial de la pensée de Lukacs, sans doute l’un des derniers à avoir personnellement connu le maître. » Prof. Jean-Pierre Morbois (Le blog des amis de Georg Lukacs) „Eine wahrhaft traurige Nachricht! Nicolas […]
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