Introduction to Post-Colonial Theories and Literatures: Francophones Perspectives

A course at the Department of Roman Studies of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University Time and venue: Every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, room 217, FF UK, nam. Jan Palacha 2 Lecturers: Chiara Mengozzi, Ph.D. and Mgr. Vojtěch Šarše Language: French Syllabus The “post” in postcolonial not only alludes to the era following decolonization, but hints … Continue reading Introduction to Post-Colonial Theories and Literatures: Francophones Perspectives

Archives and Interculturality

The team working on “Archives and Interculturality” aims at understanding contemporary philosophy through the study of its manuscripts and archives. What is the part played by writing in the conceptual creative process? Such approach allows to grasp the existential and historical anchoring of the wide set of thought practices understood as “philosophy,” and thus to … Continue reading Archives and Interculturality

Voltaire between the Rhine and the Danube (18th-19th centuries)

Voltaire Days Deadline for applications: 20 February 2018 Organizer: Guillaume Métayer (CELLF – CNRS) Partners: CELLF (UMR 8599), Société des Études Voltairiennes, CEFRES, CERCLL (Jules Verne University, Picardie) When & where: 22-23 June 2018, Paris-Sorbonne University Language: French and English Contact: gme.metayer@gmail.com Outline No-one among the Enlightened French writers and philosophers  entertained such extensive relations with the German-speaking world as Voltaire. Besides his many stays … Continue reading Voltaire between the Rhine and the Danube (18th-19th centuries)

Consequences of Ethnography: Knowing Violence via the Self and Its Aftermath

Organizers: Michal Šípoš and Luděk Brož (Institute of Ethnology, The Czech Academy of Sciences) with the support of  Strategy AV21, programme: Global Con icts and Local Interactions: Cultural and Social Challenges Venue: Villa Lana, Prague Click here to register to the workshop! See the pdf of the event Consequences of Ethnography_colloquium. Outline As Sherry Ortner famously argued, … Continue reading Consequences of Ethnography: Knowing Violence via the Self and Its Aftermath

Holocaust Memory, Jewish Life, and Generational Dimensions. Czechoslovakia in the 1980s

A lecture by Peter Hallama (EHESS, Paris) in the frame of the seminar on Modern Jewish History of the Institute of Contemporary History (AV ČR) and CEFRES in partnership with the Masaryk Institute (AV ČR). Where: CEFRES library, Na Florenci 3, 110 00 Prague 1 When: from 5 pm to 6:30 pm Language: English Abstract This lecture will … Continue reading Holocaust Memory, Jewish Life, and Generational Dimensions. Czechoslovakia in the 1980s