Event Title
Innocent Victims and Schoolgirl Warriors: A Child Witness's Account of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Description
About the Lecturer: Professor Peter Hargitai will show a documentary-short entitled “Daughter of the Revolution” (10-minutes) about a child-witness to the bloody Hungarian Revolution of 1956. In the film, Hargitai and his adult son revisit his turbulent past, but ultimately the film pays tribute to the brave women, some as young as 14, who had taken their fight to the streets of Budapest. Animated scenes from his 2006 novel, bearing the same title, are weaved into the narrative to bring history to life. After viewing the film Professor Hargitai will contrast the lure of “armchair” Marxism at American universities with the realities of living and fighting for freedom under Communism.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
1-11-2017 12:00 PM
End Date
1-11-2017 1:20 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Youth and war--Hungary; Youth movements--Hungary; Socialism and youth
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Hungary--History--Revolution, 1956--Sources
Geographic Coverage
Hungary
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Hungarian Revolution 1956, Communism, Marxism
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Innocent Victims and Schoolgirl Warriors: A Child Witness's Account of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Fairhaven College Auditorium
About the Lecturer: Professor Peter Hargitai will show a documentary-short entitled “Daughter of the Revolution” (10-minutes) about a child-witness to the bloody Hungarian Revolution of 1956. In the film, Hargitai and his adult son revisit his turbulent past, but ultimately the film pays tribute to the brave women, some as young as 14, who had taken their fight to the streets of Budapest. Animated scenes from his 2006 novel, bearing the same title, are weaved into the narrative to bring history to life. After viewing the film Professor Hargitai will contrast the lure of “armchair” Marxism at American universities with the realities of living and fighting for freedom under Communism.
