Transnational History as Spatial History

The first session of IMS / CEFRES Epistemological seminar will be hosted by:

Bernhard Struck (University of St Andrews / Associate at CEFRES)
Topic: Transnational History as Spatial History. The case of the Esperanto Movement in the Early 20th Century.

Organisers: Jérôme Heurtaux (CEFRES), Tomáš Weiss (FSV UK) and Mitchell Young (IMS FSV UK)
Where: on line
To register, please contact: jana.triskova(@)cefres.cz
When: Wednesday, October 14th, 4:30 pm- 6:00 pm
Language: English

Text to be read:

  • Alcalde, Ángel. ‘Spatializing Transnational History: European Spaces and Territories’. European Review of History: Revue Européenne d’histoire 25, no. 3–4 (4 July 2018): 553–67.
Bernhard Struck : Esperanto Congress Map
Bernhard Struck : Esperanto Congress Map

Markets (Re-)observed – ONLINE

Eleventh session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by:

Felipe K. Fernandes (EHESS / CEFRES)
Topic: Markets (Re-)observed

Where: The session will be conducted over a videoconferencing platform. Registration: adela.landova@cefres.cz
When: Wednesday 13 May 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Language
English

Text to be read:

  • Clifford Geertz: “Suq: The bazaar economy in Sefrou” in: (C. Geertz, H. Geertz, L. Rosen, Eds) Meaning and Order in Moroccan Society, Cambridge [et al.], Cambridge University Press, 1979, p. 123-175

Multiplicity of Body – ONLINE

Tenth session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by:

Tereza Sedláčková (FSV UK, associated at CEFRES)
Topic: Multiplicity of Body

Where: The session will be conducted over a videoconferencing platform. Registration: adela.landova@cefres.cz
When: Wednesday 29 April 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Language
English

Texts to be read:

  • Annemarie Mol: The Body Multiple. Ontology in Medical Practice. Duke University Press 2002. Chapter 1.

Cultural Memory – ONLINE

Ninth session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by:

Rose Smith (FSV UK)
Topic: Cultural Memory

Where: The session will be conducted over a videoconferencing platform. Registration: adela.landova@cefres.cz
When: Wednesday 15 April 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Language
English

Text to be read:

Jan Assmann and John Czaplicka : “Collective Memory and Cultural Identity”, New German Critique, No. 65, Cultural History/Cultural Studies (Spring – Summer,1995), pp. 125-133

Psy-sciences, expert knowledge and the ‘self’ in Europe after 1945

Eighth session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by:

Jakub Střelec (FSV UK / CEFRES)
Topic: Psy-sciences, expert knowledge and the ‘self’ in Europe after 1945

Where: Online
When
: Wednesday 1st April 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Language
English

Texts to be read:

  • Rose, Nikolas (1992). Engineering the Human Soul: Analyzing Psychological Expertise. Science in Context, 5, pp 351-369.

Psy-sciences, expert knowledge and the ‘self’ in Europe after 1945 – POSTPONED TO 1 APRIL

Seventh session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by:

Jakub Střelec (FSV UK / CEFRES)
Topic: Psy-sciences, expert knowledge and the ‘self’ in Europe after 1945

Where: CEFRES Library – Na Florenci 3, Prague 1
When
: Wednesday 18 March 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Language
English

Texts to be read:

  • Rose, Nikolas (1992). Engineering the Human Soul: Analyzing Psychological Expertise. Science in Context, 5, pp 351-369.