György Márkus
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György Márkus is a Hungarian
philosopher, a student of Lukács
and a member of the "Budapest School" of socialist philosophy. He completed his philosophical training at Lomonosov University in Moscow
in 1957. Due to ideological disputes, he was removed from his teaching positions in Hungary in 1973, and fled in 1977 to Australia, where he has since 1978 taught at the University of Sydney
. Following political liberalisation in Hungary, Markus has been reassimilated and now teaches regularly in his homeland, although he remains resident in Sydney. He is external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
(1990). He is also on the editorial board of the academic journal Thesis Eleven: Critical Theory and Historical Sociology.
He is married to eminent Polish sociologist Dr. Maria Márkus, a lecturer at the University of New South Wales
. They have two sons, György and András.
Thesis Eleven Editorial Board
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
philosopher, a student of Lukács
Georg Lukács
György Lukács was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic. He is a founder of the tradition of Western Marxism. He contributed the concept of reification to Marxist philosophy and theory and expanded Karl Marx's theory of class consciousness. Lukács' was also an influential literary...
and a member of the "Budapest School" of socialist philosophy. He completed his philosophical training at Lomonosov University in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1957. Due to ideological disputes, he was removed from his teaching positions in Hungary in 1973, and fled in 1977 to Australia, where he has since 1978 taught at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Following political liberalisation in Hungary, Markus has been reassimilated and now teaches regularly in his homeland, although he remains resident in Sydney. He is external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
(1990). He is also on the editorial board of the academic journal Thesis Eleven: Critical Theory and Historical Sociology.
He is married to eminent Polish sociologist Dr. Maria Márkus, a lecturer at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. They have two sons, György and András.
Thesis Eleven Editorial Board
Selected publications
- “The Soul and Life: The Young Lukács and the Problem of Culture”. Telos 32 (Summer 1977). New York: Telos Press.
- "A Society of Culture: The constitution of modernity". in Rethinking Imagination. 1994. Robinson, G & Rundell, J. Routledge, eds. London & New York.