The conference is organized by Memory Studies Association, Charles University and Czech Academy of Sciences with the support of CEFRES.
Date: July 14–18, 2025
Location: Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
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In Summer, i.e. from July 1 until August 24, the library is open by appointment.
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The expert seminar is organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Prague, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Prague, and the French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES), in cooperation with the Embassy of the French Republic in Prague.
Date: June 10, 2025
Location: Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Valdštejnská 8, Prague 1
Language : English
PROGRAM
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The next edition of CEFRES Review of Books will take place on Tuesday, June 24th, at 3:00 pm at CEFRES, Na Florenci 3, Prague 1
This informal meeting gathers CEFRES team, the library readers, and professionals from libraries and publishing. The aim of our Review of Books is to make better known the publishing landscape in humanities and social sciences. Each book is presented in French and in no more than 10 minutes, so to stress its originality and stakes.
The review will be followed by our traditionnal Tree Party.
So far, the following presentations are announced:
Date: June 6, 2025
Location: CEFRES, Na Florenci 3, Prague 1
Speaker: Alexandre Gefen (CNRS SHS / UMR Thalim)
Chair: Chiara Mengozzi (CEFRES / Faculty of Arts, Charles University) Continue reading Conference | Thinking About Art in the Age of AI with Alexandre Gefen
As part of the ‘Grands entretiens’ series, this event is organised by CEFRES and its Platform partner, Charles University, in collaboration with the French Institute in Prague.
Date: June 11, 2025, 18 h
Location: French Institute in Prague, Štěpánská 35, Praha 1
Language: in French with simultaneous translation into Czech
Moderation: Záviš Šuman, Faculty of Arts, Charles University
Where does the hostility towards literature come from, and what are the roots of its growing devaluation? How can we enrich our readings by taking a decentralised look at the texts? To what extent can a perspective from afar shed new light on our understanding of the Greek tragedies? And with what far-reaching arguments has Pope Francis put an end to a long history of scathing indictments of literary texts?
