A session led by Edita Wolf While grand narratives constructed by the means of metaphysical philosophy legitimate the modern condition of knowledge, incredulity toward metanarratives characterizes the postmodern condition. In his seminal text, Jean-François Lyotard explores the process of de-legitimation of knowledge claims vis-à-vis the end of grand narratives and the parallel emergence of a … Continue reading The Notion of Interdisciplinarity in The Postmodern Condition →
CEFRES Epistemological Seminar Where & When: at CEFRES library, Na Florenci 3, on Thursdays 3 and 24 March, 7 and 21 April, and 5 May 2016, from 4:30 to 6 PM. Convener: Filip Vostal (CEFRES & FLÚ AV ČR). Whereas in the Epistemological Seminar I, we reflected upon various perspectives on interdisciplinarity in a broad … Continue reading Exploring Interdisciplinarity II →
In the frame of the Visegrad Forum program, CEFRES is pleased to host in cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University (coordinator: Nicolas Maslowski), the Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, and the Center of French Civilization and Francophone Studies of the University of Warsaw (coordinator: Paul Gradvohl) French sociologist Michel Wieviorka from 24 to … Continue reading Visegrad Guest 1: Michel Wieviorka, between Prague & Warsaw →
The objective of the fellowship is to support “Czech studies” in both national and territorial delimitation by means of the financing of short-term study stays of foreign researchers at the Institutes of the CAS. The fellowship is intended for young researchers (usually aged up to 35) who need to study the Czech historical, cultural, language, … Continue reading Josef Dobrovský fellowships of the Czech Academy of Sciences →
Program Monday 14 March – Budapest 3-5 PM Lecture within the frame of the French-Hungarian Workshop of the Faculty of Arts of Lorand Eötvös University. Topic: Thinking Dwelling and Housing Beyond National Categories. Wednesday 16 March – Prague 10 AM-4 PM A young researcher workshop on “Neighbourhoods”, organized by the Institut of World History of … Continue reading Visegrad Forum: Lydia Coudroy de Lille, between Budapest & Prague →
Conceptual art in Bratislava in the 1960s-1980s Research Area 1: Displacements, Dépaysements and Discrepancies. Research Area 2 : Norms & Transgressions. Contact: perin-emel.yavuz@cefres.cz This project focuses on the avant-garde microcosm of Bratislava in the 1960s-1980s, which included artists such as Július Koller (1939-2007), Stano Filko (1937-2015), Miloš Laky (1948-1975 ), Peter Bartoš (1938), Alex Mlynárčik (1934), … Continue reading Perin Emel Yavuz: Research & CV →
