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CFA – TANDEM Program, CNRS / AV ČR 2026–2027

The French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences in Prague (CEFRES) in Prague, the French National Research Center (CNRS), the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Charles University (UK) are launching the fifth call for applications for the TANDEM incubator program of the CEFRES Platform.
TANDEM program endeavors excellency in social sciences and humanities by bringing together Czech and French colleagues to intensify scientific collaboration between our countries in the European Research Area.

The aim of the program is to associate two researchers, one from the CAS and one from CNRS or affiliated to CNRS (i.e. member of an UMR) around a joint research project leading to foster joint Czech-French scientific collaboration through the submission of a project proposal: Continue reading CFA – TANDEM Program, CNRS / AV ČR 2026–2027 →

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Eva Krásová – Research and CV

Eva Krásová teaches theory of literature at the Institute of Czech Literature and Comparative Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague.

Her research focuses on the history of thinking about literature, especially in the 20th century, using historiographical methods such as text genetics and work with archival documents. She is interested in the relations between Czech and French linguists mainly Emile Benveniste, Antoine Meillet, Jan Mukařovský, Vilém Mathesius, Vladimír Skalička, etc.

In addition, she has long been a lecturer in world literature in creative writing programmes, first at the Josef Škvorecký Literary Academy, and from 2015 to the present at the Text and Screenplay Department of the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory and College, where she has had the opportunity to meet young poets in their
formative stages.

Her most recent professional interest is the analysis of popular culture using the tools of classical narratology and pop culture tropology and the resulting reflections on the place of literature in the contemporary media situation.

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CFA – SAV PhD students mobility grants at CEFRES

Call for applications for PhD students enrolled at the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV)

Deadline for submission:  March 16, 2025
Duration:  9 months between September 1, 2025 & May 31, 2026

The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), the French Institute in Slovakia (IFS) & CEFRES offer mobility grants at the CEFRES to PhD students enrolled the SAV. Continue reading CFA – SAV PhD students mobility grants at CEFRES →

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CFA – PhD Fellowships at CEFRES: France & Visegrad Countries

Call for application for 2nd year and above PhD students from France and the Visegrád countries 

Deadline for submission: March 16, 2025 (call closed)
Duration: September 1, 2025–August 31, 2026

CEFRES offers year-long fellowships at the center to 2nd year and above PhD students enrolled in universities in France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Fellows’ research should contribute to one of CEFRES’s research areas.

The amount of the fellowship is 12 000 EUR / 300 000 CZK per year.

Good command of English is mandatory, command of French is appreciated. The selected PhD fellows will join CEFRES team in Prague and actively take part in the Center’s scientific life.

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CFA – Research and teaching stay at the EHESS in Paris in 2025

Call for applications: one month visiting professor at École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris

As part of the cooperation agreement between EHESS, CEFRES, Charles University in Prague and the Czech Academy of Sciences and the partnership between EHESS and CEFRES, concluded with the aim of intensifying Franco-Czech scientific exchanges in the field of humanities and social sciences, EHESS proposes the hosting of a teacher/researcher from a Czech academic institution for one month between February and June, or between October and December 2025, thanks to the support of the French Embassy in the Czech Republic.

Duration: One month
Period: February-June, October-December 2025
Applications are to be sent no later than: November 30, 2024

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Vera Guseynova – Research & CV

“The International Exposure of Russian Art in 1957-1991: Social and Historical Analysis of Art Transfers and Circulations, the Case of Soviet Non Official Art””

Contact: vera.guseynova[@]ehess.fr

Research Areas 1 & 2

My doctoral research revolves around the international acknowledgment of a localized artistic movement, specifically focusing on unofficial Russian art from the latter half of the 20th century, which defied the Soviet doctrine of socialist realism. Through an analysis of its artistic and market valuation process, I explore four pivotal reception and dissemination hubs: French, German, Anglo-Saxon, and East European contexts. Leveraging a database of visual artists who challenged state-sanctioned norms of creativity in the USSR during the 1950s and the 1960s, my research work delves into the individual and collective trajectories of these artists. Moreover, it underscores the pivotal role played by a diverse cohort of actors, both domestic and foreign, whose interest in this art emerged during the early stages of the thaw period, actively contributing to its dissemination and legitimization. Continue reading Vera Guseynova – Research & CV →