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• Drawn Commuters: Caricature as a visual historical resource

  125-150

  Zsófia Kisőrsi

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  57

  Despite of the fact that during the time of state socialism commuters meant a continuously
  growing social group both in proportion and in size, writing about their social history has
  been pushed into the background so far. The author’s aim is to fill this gap by trying to discover
  the most of the available sources of different genres. The present study shows part of this
  larger volume work, it shows what it can add to our knowledge about a social group through
  traditional sources if we include caricatures of a given social group as visual historical sources
  in the analysis.
  In this paper, the author analyses sixteen caricatures of commuters, published in “Ludas
  Matyi,” comparing written and audio visual sources. In the study, she tries, among other things,
  to find out if there was a definite commuter picture of “Ludas Matyi”, and if so, to what extent
  did this commuter’s image differ from that of other products in the press? To what extent did the
  satirical portrayal of commuters refer to long-distance commuters and to what extent to daily
  commuters? Were the real anomalies of commuting in the era reflected in Ludas Matyi?
  The analysis discusses the economic and social processes that characterize the time of
  publishing the caricatures, and denominates the external and internal characteristics and
  emotions commuters were endowed with.The aim of the author is to present the method of
  caricature analysis, which emphasizes the comparability of resources.

• Seven years with Orion: A háromrészes Orion-kutatásról

  146-154

  Kamilla Friesz-Kovács

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  36

  The collection managed by the Voices of the 20th Century Archive and Research Group offers unique opportunities for social researchers. Due to the nature of the march of time, a seemingly endless series of one-time, unrepeatable and irreclaimable moments awaits the masses of researchers so that they take the old research with a new approach and a fresh perspective.  The collection does not only provide a chance to quote and refer to the research materials that have remained from the 20th century. We can plan to re-analyze or even to continue or repeat them. Researchers maneuvering through the restrictions of state socialism have left us a legacy that deserves special attention. I believe that these researchers deserve attention looking back even from the 21st century, and that their research should form the basis of today’s research.  As a result of the change of regime, social environment and everyday life have changed significantly. Countless aspects of the transformation affecting the whole of people’s lifestyle have remained unexplored to this day, although studying and processing them would be urgently needed. The Orion research, commissioned by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and led by Judit H. Sas, is one of the treasures of the archive which offers sources for researchers dedicated to the field of the life of workers. In my study, I give an account of my most important personal practical experiences, from the sorting and digitization of original source materials written by typewriter to the partial repetition of research.

• Sociological and Social Psychological Context of the Transition of Hungary, with Special Regards to Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County

  166-185

  Orsolya Pocsi

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  48

  The article gives a summary of the most relevant results of the sociological and sociopsychological special literature concerning the transition to market economy and political
  pluralism in Hungary. The transition affected the different regions and different social groups
  disproportionately. The article points out that the last three decades were not enough for the
  destruction of the legacy of state socialism resulting learned helplessness and paternalism.