Judith Szapor, McGill University

Research

academic antisemitism in Hungary and Central Europe Jewish assimilation women's emancipation university women professional women women in the Bauhaus women in left-wing movements (1) Numerus Clausus law

Latest funding

Academic antisemitism, women's emancipation, and Jewish assimilation: The long-term impact of the numerus clausus law of 1920 in Hungary
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$52,215
THE NUMERUS CLAUSUS IN HUNGARY: ANTISEMITISM, GENDER, AND EXILE A HUNDRED YEARS ON
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$36,221
Reclaiming a Generation: The Nékosz Movement and Hungary Between Democracy and Dictatorship, 1945-1989
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$70,823

All 4 grants and awards

Academic antisemitism, women's emancipation, and Jewish assimilation: The long-term impact of the numerus clausus law of 1920 in Hungary

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Szapor, Judith E.

Keywords: academic antisemitism in Hungary and Central Europe; Jewish assimilation; women's emancipation; university women; professional women; women in the Bauhaus; women in left-wing movements

$52,215

THE NUMERUS CLAUSUS IN HUNGARY: ANTISEMITISM, GENDER, AND EXILE A HUNDRED YEARS ON

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Szapor, Judith

Keywords: (1) Numerus Clausus law; (2) Antisemitism; (3) Hungarian Jewish female university students; (4) Hungarian Jewish family; (5) Emigration; (6) Jewish assimilation; (7) Women's emancipation; (8) Educational strategies; (9) Social elite; (10) Political opposition

$36,221

Reclaiming a Generation: The Nékosz Movement and Hungary Between Democracy and Dictatorship, 1945-1989

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Szapor, Judith

Keywords: Youth movements; Elites; Generations; People's colleges; Higher education; Communist takeovers; Pluralism; Years of transition in Hungary; Stalinism; East-Central Europe

$70,823

Where have all the feminists gone: Hungarian women, the suffrage and the politics of gender, 1918-1922

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Szapor, Judith E.

Keywords: Hungarian social and gender history; history of Hungarian women and women's movements; European comparative women's and gender history

$31,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: academic antisemitism in Hungary and Central Europe Dear Professor Szapor, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on academic antisemitism in hungary and central europe connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Academic antisemitism, women's emancipation, and Jewish assimilation: The long-term impact of the numerus clausus law of 1920 in Hungary" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]