IEAS organized its first ‘Endorsing Excellence’ (TDK) workshop in 2026, which took place on April 22. The event attracted an audience of approximately 20 and, although it lasted three continuous hours, it remained intellectually challenging and inspiring throughout. The reason for this was clear: all six presenters carried out their tasks—delivering presentations and responding to questions—with professionalism.
Six students registered for the workshop, while seven instructors participated in the evaluation of their papers. Three colleagues—Prof. Attila Kiss, Ágnes Sávai-Matuska, and Lívia Szélpál—served on the committee for the oral round.
Below you can check the topics and the results, in the order of the presentations made [Points by SUP+2ndReader+oral=total].
- Malek BENGHANEM, “Testimonial Objects, Digital Witness, and the Reality of Palestinian Return in Susan Muaddi Darraj’s Behind You is the Sea.”
Supervisor: Ágnes Zsófia Kovács. Second reader: Lívia Szélpál, Points: 30, 25, 27. Total: 83. Prize: 3rd
- Sevilay ÇELEBI, “Consuming Anxiety: Hyperreal Supermarkets, Media, and Pharmaceuticals in Don DeLillo’s White Noise.”
Supervisor: Ágnes Zsófia Kovács. Second reader: Irén Annus. Points: 27, 28, 25. Total: 80
- Shaowen ZHANG, “When Silence Pays: The Double Rewards of Silence in Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You.”
Supervisor: Zsófia Anna Tóth, Second reader: Ágnes Zsófia Kovács. Points: 29, 28, 28. Total: 85. Prize: 2nd
- LAKATOS Dorka, “Beyond Categorisation: Shifting Identities in Le Fanu’s Carmilla.”
Supervisor: Korinna Csetényi. Second reader: Anna Kérchy. Pionts: 30, 29, 28. Total: 87. Prize: 1st
- SZELEZSÁN Petra, “Narcissus Unbound: Moral Dilemmas in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
Supervisor: Korinna Csetényi. Second reader: Anna Kérchy. Points: 30, 29, 26. Total: 85. Prize: 2nd
- SOÓS Angelika, “’Archive Fever’: Pastiche in John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman.”
Supervisor: Lívia Szélpál. Second reader: Ágnes Sávai-Matuska. Points: 30, 27, 30. Total: 87. Prize: 1st
Heartfelt thanks to the students and to everyone who supported their work. The session was marked by a wonderful atmosphere of active academic engagement and exchange.
Ágnes Zsófia Kovács, TDK coordinator and organizer of the workshop