The Summer Seminar on Nationalism, Religion and Violence organized by Charles University in Prague and International Hellenic University in Thessaloniki, supported by the LSEE, PRIO and CEFRES, is preparing for its fourth year. A key goal of the Summer Seminar, taking place in Prague from June 20 to July 1, 2016, is to contribute in a substantial way … Continue reading Summer Seminar – Nationalism, Religion & Violence in Europe
Join us on the night of 16-17 June to discuss about “Images, Sciences and Politics” with the guests of the very first Night of Philosophy in Prague and in Central Europe. Between 7 pm and 3 am, at the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University and inside the Fair Trade Palace of the National … Continue reading The First Night of Philosophy in Prague
Perin Emel Yavuz (CEFRES & FMSH) will challenge the notions of center and periphery in her lecture on the turn of art which occured in the 60-80s avant-garde in Bratislava in the frame of the seminar of the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Language: English Where: Jilská 1, Prague 1 The … Continue reading Not so far away from West, the Turn of Art in Bratislava (1960-1980)
To celebrate the end of the semester and gather our readers in the library of CEFRES at Na Florenci 3 before the Summer break, we invite our readers to share about the newest publications in France in the social sciences and humanities! Will be presented on Thursday, June 23rd: Donation GRAU : Néron en Occident … Continue reading CEFRES Review of Books
Deadline for abstracts: 31 July 2016 Date & Place: 15-16 March 2017 – Villa Lana, Prague Language: English Organizers: Eliyana Adler (Pennsylvania State University), Kateřina Čapková (Institute for Contemporary History, Czech Academy of Sciences) and Ruth Leiserowtz (German Historical Institute, Warsaw) See the call on jewishhistory.cz Please send the abstract of your paper (500 words) … Continue reading The Holocaust and its Aftermath from the Family Perspective
A Workshop Around Roger Chartier Where: Institute of Czech Literature of the Czech Academy of Sciences – Na Florenci 3, Prague 1, Entrance C, 3rd Floor Languages: English and French Program 9:30–10:00 Pavel Sládek (Faculty of Arts, Charles University) Fragility of Hebrew Printing and Its Impact (c. 1520 – c. 1650): Printing Press as an Agent … Continue reading Written Culture and Society in the Bohemian Lands 16th-18th Century
