Institute of Oriental Studies, P.R.I.
Topic
Travelers from Upper Hungary to Africa and Asia in the long 19th century
PhD. program
World History
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Jozef Hudec, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Arts, Comenius University
Annotation
Hungarian kingdom was part of the European trend of exploring other continents, although in its case this trend did not lead to the creation of colonies. Research should focus on the historical and social context of the journeys, as well as on examining the methods, reasons and goals of travel and the social composition of Upper Hungarian travellers to Africa and Asia in the long 19th century based on contemporary literature, media, travelogues, archival and registry research. Comparison with travellers from neighbouring territories and countries would be also be welcome. Research should also focus on the potential contribution of these trips to historical collections and art in the territory of today's Slovakia.