The Popularization of Entertainment, from the Enlightenment to Modernism: from West to East?

An International Conference organized by EUR’ORBEM and CEFRES. Date and Place: 13-14 November 2015, Maison de la Recherche – 28 rue Serpente, 75006 Paris. Program Friday 13 November 2015 9:00 – Welcome and opening speeches 9:30 – Introduction to the conference by Xavier Galmiche (Paris-Sorbonne University/ EUR’ORBEM): From Diversion to Entertainment – a Trivial Apophasis? Panel … Continue reading The Popularization of Entertainment, from the Enlightenment to Modernism: from West to East?

Conférence-débat: Transformation, dégradation, perte des objets scientifiques

Centre d’histoire et de théorie de la sociologie et le CEFRES vous invitent à la conférence-débat Transformation, dégradation, perte des objets scientifiques La conférence principale « De la disparition des objet de science » sera prononcée par le Professeur Olivier Clain (Université Laval à Québec). Depuis près d’un demi-siècle, l’histoire des sciences s’est affranchie du schème d’un progrès … Continue reading Conférence-débat: Transformation, dégradation, perte des objets scientifiques

FRANCO-CZECH SEMINAR IN HISTORY

Cécile GUILLAUME-PEY (CEFRES fellow, Center of Social Anthropology in Toulouse (CAS-LISST)) will hold a lecture (in French): From Spirit to Letter. Modes of Appropriating Script among Tribal Groups in India Venue: Faculty of Arts – room 201 (náměstí Jana Palacha 2, Prague 1) at 10:50 AM. Franco-Czech Seminars in history are co-organized by the Philosophy Faculty of Charles University in … Continue reading FRANCO-CZECH SEMINAR IN HISTORY

Exchange and Circulations: Cultural Contacts and Processes of Transfer

Conveners: Charlotte Krauss (IKG 56, Freiburg University) and Clara Royer (CEFRES). Within the last 30 years, the research on cultural transfer – with its emphasis on processes of selection, distribution and reception – has proven itself as a productive research area. The questions concerning the responsibility of actors, paths of communication and rooms of encounters … Continue reading Exchange and Circulations: Cultural Contacts and Processes of Transfer