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Haunted Anthropology: Ghosts in Inner Asia and Academic Writing

A workshop organized by the Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in cooperation with CEFRES Time & Venue: 3-6 pm at CEFRES, Národní 18, 7th floor, conference room Language: English Grégory Delaplace (Département d’Anthropologie, Paris Nanterre University): “The Thickness of Things Invisible” Luděk Brož (Institute of Ethnology – AV ČR): “Ghost and … Continue reading Haunted Anthropology: Ghosts in Inner Asia and Academic Writing →

Border Cases

A workshop organized by CEFRES PhD Students Filip Herza, Magdalena Cabaj and Katalin Pataki Time & Venue: from 2 to 5 pm at CEFRES library, Na Florenci 3 Language: English Program Session I Discussant: Sabine ARNAUD (Centre Alexandre Koyré, EHESS) 2.00: Filip Herza (Faculty of Humanities, Charles University – CEFRES): Faces of Normative Masculinity: Shaving Practices … Continue reading Border Cases →

Translating from French in Central Europe in the 20th century: Political and Cultural Contexts

International Round Table: Translating from French in Central Europe in the 20th century: Political and Cultural Contexts (Hungary, Czech Lands, Poland, Slovakia) Venue: Institute of Foreign Literatures, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), Konventná 13, Bratislava Organizers: Antoine Marès (Paris 1 University – Panthéon-Sorbonne), Clara Royer (CEFRES Prague), Jana Truhlářová (Comenius University, Bratislava), Mária Kusá (Institute of … Continue reading Translating from French in Central Europe in the 20th century: Political and Cultural Contexts →

Populism in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century

When and where: 11 – 12 May 2017, EHESS – Room M. et D. Lombard, 96 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris Languages: English & French Organizer:  Roman Krakovsky, LabEx Tepsis, EHESS, IHTP, CNRS, in partnership with CEFRES Since the 1990s, several political movements qualified as “populist” have emerged in Central and Eastern Europe, drawing the attention of political … Continue reading Populism in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century →

Man as a Speaking Machine and the Teaching of Speech: The Stakes of Articulation in Eighteenth-century France

A lecture by Sabine Arnaud (Centre Alexandre Koyré, EHESS) Date: Wednesday 3 May, 6:30-8 pm Venue: French Institute in Prague, 5th floor, Štěpánská 35, Prague 1 Language: English Abstract The fascination for the invention of a speaking machine lay at the intersection of two important topics for the eighteenth century: articulation as a sign of … Continue reading Man as a Speaking Machine and the Teaching of Speech: The Stakes of Articulation in Eighteenth-century France →