Dr Lili Zách
lilizach.bsky.social
Dr Lili Zách
@lilizach.bsky.social
Historian. Researcher. Lecturer. Jam enthusiast.
Author of Imagining Ireland Abroad, 1904-1945, https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030778125#bibliographic
HUMOUR IN TIMES OF CONFRONTATION - my article on the power and limitations of humour in the aftermath of the Hungarian 1956 revolution is now published as part of this shiny new volume!
August 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Happy days, my copy of our volume, European Empires on a Plate, has arrived! I contributed with a chapter on the multicultural history of 19th-c Hungarian confectionery
July 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Check out the call for papers for this exciting conference in beautiful Boulogne-sur-Mer in March next year on 'Women in War in France, Britain and Ireland'. It should be a fascinating event. femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/call-for-...
June 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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The latest issue of First World War Studies contains the first article I've worked on as AE that has cleared all the hurdles, and I'm delighted to see it published. Let me also use this post to remind FWW historians that we are always looking for new articles. Keep me busy!
Issue 15:3 of First World War Studies is out now! Featuring four research articles (of which 2 are OA) and more than 30 book reviews covering a huge range of languages, countries & topics!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfww20/1...
First World War Studies
Volume 15, Issue 3 of First World War Studies
www.tandfonline.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The School of English and American Studies at ELTE, Budapest, is co-organising a conference on Symbols and Identities in Canada, taking place on 27–28 November 2025. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 May 2025.
May 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Call for Papers for the Dublin Gastronomy Symposium, May 2026, "Food and Crisis/Hope"is now open: arrow.tudublin.ie/dgs/cfp.html
Call for Papers 2026 | Dublin Gastronomy Symposium | Symposia/Conferences | Technological University Dublin
arrow.tudublin.ie
May 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's been a few months now that my article on state oppression, fear, and helplessness in Hungarian political jokes (1963-88) was published - if you've missed it: olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...
State Oppression, Fear, and Helplessness in Hungarian Political Jokes, 1963-1989
This study explores the social and psychological functions of humour in totalitarian societies, and traces how political jokes in Hungary between 1963 and 1989 may contribute to a more comprehensive u...
olh.openlibhums.org
May 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM