I had obtained my degree as an English and Hungarian major and I have worked in US and Canadian studies for 26 years. I considered my role as a facilitator of the students of North-American societies, ethnicity and literature, with special focus on culture-specific values to understand. Canada has always been the country and culture I can easily identify with, while the States provide me constant inspiration to understand and respect regions, communities and people.
Over the last decade, New Mexico became a spiritual second home I love. Sharing values, knowledge and passion about other cultures with my students has been my drive. It was my pleasure to serve TDK conferences, doctoral schools and habilitation boards that enhance future Americanists and Canadianists.
Conference organization and follow up publication editing have been often part of my academic experiences, these days I contribute to more international conferences as an organizer (HUSSE, European Fulbright Alumni, Sports and Innovation), and I have also participated in numerous ones as a presenter. Publication-related work has kept me busy in various capacities, ranging from the co-editor, reviewer, proof-reader to author of articles, chapters and book, too.
I served the Hungarian chapter of the ICCS/CEACS network of Canadianists.
Courses developed
- US and Canadian comparative culture studies (MA)
- A comparison of US and Canadian values (MA)
- Multiculturalism in Canadian literature and culture (MA)
- Challenges to the American Dream in literature (MA)
- American Kaleidoscope: ethnic and multicultural phenomena (MA)
- Historiographic metafiction in US and Canadian literature (MA)
- Intro to American Studies (BA)
- Intro to Canadian Studies (BA)
- International negotiations (post-graduate program)
- ESL levels 4-9 (Year 1-3 of pre-Bologna system teacher education)