“Belarus: The Suspended Revolution”

Round table discussion about Ronan Hervouet‘s book: The Suspended Revolution. Belarusians against the authoritarian state, published by Éditions Plein Jour. Date and location: April 28th, 4:30pm at CEFRES and online  (contact cefres[@]cefres.cz for the Zoom link) Organizers:  CEFRES and Courrier d’Europe centrale Language: French While Belarus has been frozen for twenty-five years under the influence of … Continue reading “Belarus: The Suspended Revolution”

“Grand entretien” with Antoine Compagnon. “If you don’t innovate, you die”

Grand entretien with Antoine Compagnon : « If you don’t innovate, you die » CEFRES and the French Institute in Prague invited Antoine Compagnon to give a “Grand Entretien” on the occasion of his participation in the conference „Proustian perspectives“ organized by the Departement of Czech and Comparative Literature and the Department of Romance studies … Continue reading “Grand entretien” with Antoine Compagnon. “If you don’t innovate, you die”

The French radioactive heritage

The French radioactive heritage. Converting nuclear residues into fissile capital since the 1950s 7th session of CEFRES in-house seminar 2022-2023. Through the presentation of works in progress, CEFRES’s Seminar aims at raising and discussing issues about methods, approaches or concepts, in a multidisciplinary spirit, allowing everyone to confront her or his own perspectives with the … Continue reading The French radioactive heritage

Displacements: Gendered-based Violence, Women’s Writing and Creative Practices

Displacements: Gendered-based Violence, Women’s Writing and Creative Practices in Modern Central and Southeastern Europe A project funded by a 4EU+ minigrant Partners: UČL FF UK – IKP WP UW – SU – CEFRES Conveyors: Eva Krásová – Mateusz Chmurski – Clara Royer – Lola Sinoimeri – Iwona Kurz – Hélène Martinelli Using a transnational and … Continue reading Displacements: Gendered-based Violence, Women’s Writing and Creative Practices

Josef Šebek: research & CV

Sexuality and social transformation in the  writing of the self Research Area 2: Norms & Transgressions Contact: josef.sebek@ff.cuni.cz Josef Šebek is an assistant professor at the Department of Czech and Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts, Charles University. He specializes in cultural materialism, the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu and current French sociology of literature and works also … Continue reading Josef Šebek: research & CV