▌DOCTORAL DEFENSES

INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Helga Szabó

entitled

American Film Criticism in the Age of the World Wide Web

due at 1 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+1) 10th December 2024 at the Faculty Conference Hall of the
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (Ground Floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Anna Kérchy Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. habil. András Lénárt Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Bence Kránicz Senior Assistant Professor (Eötvös Loránd University)
Members: Dr. habil. Vera Kérchy Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Vera Benczik Senior Assistant Professor (Eötvös Loránd University)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation:
Dr. habil. Réka Mónika Cristian Associate Professor, Dr. habil. Zoltán Dragon Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/12345/

Szeged, 6th November 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Houssem Hamrouni

entitled

Totalitarian Algorithms and Algorithmic Totalitarianism in
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Gen Urobuchi’s Anime Psycho-Pas

due at 1 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 28th October 2024 at the Faculty Conference Hall of the Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (Ground Floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722), as well as
on the Zoom online platform.
Join the defense at

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85114744822?pwd=79eUNHp8hjG1D5wYcMddVfxpUMp9Ju.1#success
Meeting ID: 851 1474 4822
Passcode: 505008

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. habil. Zoltán Dragon Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Prof. Dr. Antal Bókay professor emeritus (University of Pécs)
Members: Dr. habil. Vera Kérchy Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. habil. Molnár Gábor Tamás Associate Professor (Eötvös Lóránd University)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation:
Dr. habil. György Fogarasi Associate Professor, Prof. Dr. Katalin Kürtösi Professor Emerita

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/12151/

Szeged, 9th October 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Hanan J. R. Alawna

entitled

Women’s Writing in the Middle East:
Subverting the Image of the ‘Third World Woman’ in Sahar Khalifeh’s Writings

due at 1:00 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 2nd August 2024 at Room Vajda György Mihály of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (Ground Floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. Lívia Szélpál Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Éva Pataki Senior Assistant Professor (University of Debrecen)
Members: Dr. Zsófia Anna Tóth Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. habil. Gabriella Vöő Associate Professor (University of Pécs)
Supervisor of the PhD dissertation: Dr. habil. Vera Farkas-Kérchy Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/12153/

Szeged, 8th July 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Jelena Košinaga:

entitled

Japanese Women’s Desire for English:
English Language Ideologies and Deconstruction of the Akogare Myth

due at 11:00 a.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 21th June 2024 at Room III of the Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences, University of Szeged (Ground Floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. György E. Szőnyi Professor Emeritus (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. habil. Ágnes Zsófia Kovács Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Dorottya Katalin Mózes Senior Assistant Professor (University of Debrecen)
Members: Dr. Irén Annus Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Prof. Dr. Judit Hidasi Professor Emerita (Budapest Business University)
Supervisor of the PhD dissertation: Dr. Erzsébet Barát

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/12064/

Szeged, 22nd May 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Mónika Rusvai:

entilted

The Wood Within: The Fantastic in Robert Holdstock’s Mythago Novels and the Renegotiation of Human–Plant Relations

due at 12:00 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 31st May 2024 at the Faculty Conference Hall of the
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (Ground Floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. Annamára Hódosy Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Vera Benczik Senior Assistant Professor (Eötvös Lóránd University)
Members: Dr. habil. György Fogarasi Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Dorottya Katalin Mózes Senior Assistant Professor (University of Debrecen)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation:
Prof. Dr. Anna Kérchy Full Professor, Dr. habil. Ildikó Limpár Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/12030/

Szeged, 9th May 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Attila Mócza:

entilted

The Progress of the Vampire, or a Historical Typology of the Character’s Fictional Representations

due at 12:00 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 5th April 2024 at the Faculty Conference Hall of the
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (ground floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. Korinna Csetényi College Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Zsófia Anna Tóth Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. László Pál Galuska College Associate Professor (Károli Gáspár
University of the Reformed Church in Hungary)
Members: Dr. Lívia Klára Szélpál Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Dávid Sándor Szőke Senior Assistant Professor (Nyíregyház University)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation:
Prof. Dr. György E. Szőnyi Professor Emeritus, Prof. Dr. Anna Kérchy Full Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11926/

Szeged, 12th March 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Khanim Garayeva:

entitled

Different Attitudes to Esotericism in Peter Ackroyd’s and Dan Brown’s Novels

due at 10:00 a.m. (Budapest time, GMT+1) 24th April 2024 on the Jitsi Meet online platform.
Join the defense at

https://meet.jit.si/KhanimGarayevaPhDDefense24April2024

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Anna Kérchy Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Zénó Vernyik Associate Professor (Liberec Technical University)
Members: Dr. habil. Réka Szilárdi Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Anikó Sohár Associate Professor (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation:
Prof. Dr. György E. Szőnyi Professor Emeritus, Dr. habil. Róbert Péter Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11977/

Szeged, 5th March 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Laura Mike:

entitled

Collective Trauma in Early Modern English Revenge Tragedy

due at 9:30 a.m. (Budapest time, GMT+1) 14th February 2024 at the Faculty Conference Hall of the
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (ground floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. György E. Szőnyi professor emeritus (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. Larisa Kocic-Zámbó Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Prof. Dr. Tibor Fabiny Full Professor (Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary)
Members: Dr. habil. Vera Kérchy Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Sándor Fazekas Senior Assistant Professor (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation:
Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor, Dr. habil. Ágnes Sávai-Matuska Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11958/

Szeged, 16th January 2024.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Emma Bálint:

entitled

Red Riding Hood Across Media:
Transmedia Storytelling in Contemporary Adaptations of “Little Red Riding Hood”

due at 04:00 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 23rd November 2023 at Room V in the Petőfi Building of
the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (1st floor, 32-34 Petőfi Sándor Avenue, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. habil. Zoltán Dragon Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Dávid Levente Palatinus Associate Professor (University of Trnava, Slovakia)
Members: Dr. Zsófia Anna Tóth Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Vera Benczik Senior Assistant Professor (Eötvös Loránd University)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation:
Prof. Dr. Anna Kérchy Full Professor, Dr. habil. Réka Mónika Cristian Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11761/

Szeged, 26th October 2023.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Hogar Najm Abdullah:

entitled

African American Masculinities in Ann Petry’s Oeuvre

due at 11:00 a.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 23rd June 2023 at Room III of the Faculty of Humanitiesand Social Sciences,
University of Szeged (2nd floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. habil. Réka Mónika Cristian Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. András Tarnóc Associate Professor (Eszterházy Károly Catholic University)
Members: Dr. habil. Anna Kérchy Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. habil. Gabriella Vöő Associate Professor (University of Pécs)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation: Dr. Irén Annus Associate Professor, Dr. habil. Ágnes Zsófia Kovács Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11746/

Szeged, 1st June 2023.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Amira Aloui:

entitled

Towards a Poelitics of the Tragedy of Stage:
The Raison d’État in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Ben Jonson’s Sejanus His Fall

due at 2:30 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 15th June 2023 at the Faculty Conference Hall of the Faculty
of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (ground floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722)

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. György E. Szőnyi Professor Emeritus (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. Larisa Kocic Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Zsolt Almási Associate Professor (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
Members: Dr. habil. Róbert Péter Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Anikó Oroszlán Lecturer (PTE Babits)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor, Dr. habil. Ágnes Matuska Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11709/

Szeged, 24th May 2023.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Kiyotaka Sueyoshi:

entitled

Walt Whitman’s poetic-political experiment:
Jeffersonian Whitmanand Whitman’s olfactory tropes

https://meet.google.com/ssu-arou-gvq

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. habil. György Fogarasi Associate Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. habil. Gabriella Vöő Associate Professor (University of Pécs)
Members: Dr. Lívia Klára Szélpál Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. habil. András Tarnóc College Professor (Eszterházy Károly Catholic University)
Supervisors of the PhD dissertation: Dr. habil. Ágnes Zsófia Kovács Associate Professor, Dr. habil. Zoltán Vajda Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11656/

Szeged, 28th April 2023.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Arash Poorakbar:

entitled

The Formation of Modern Persian Literature:
A Comparative Investigation into the Writings of Taqī Rafʿat

due at 12:00 p.m. (Budapest time, GMT+2) 19th May 2023 at the Faculty Conference Hall of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged (ground floor, 2 Egyetem Street, Szeged, H-6722).

The defense committee:

Chair: Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss Full Professor (University of Szeged)
Reviewers: Dr. Zoltán Lengyel Administrator (Grand Café)
Dr. habil. Gábor Tamás Molnár Associate Professor (Eötvös Loránd University)
Members: Dr. Ákos Tóth Senior Assistant Professor (University of Szeged)
Dr. Katalin Torma Assistant Professor (Eötvös Loránd University)
Supervisor of the PhD dissertation: Dr. habil. György Fogarasi Associate Professor

The dissertation is available digitally at the website of Klebelsberg Library, University of Szeged:

https://doktori.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/11569/

Szeged, 21st April 2023.

The doctoral defense is open to the public, all those interested are welcome!

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INVITATION

by the Doctoral Council of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Szeged to a public debate over a PhD dissertation by

Shreya Bera:

entitled

The Diasporic Sublime in the Works of Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni