CFP: Shaping the ‘socialist self’? The role of psy-sciences in communist states of the Eastern Bloc (1948–1989)

International Workshop Venue: PragueDate: 6 November 2020Deadline for applications: 30 June 2020Contacts: jakub.strelec@fsv.cuni.czOrganizing institutions: CEFRES, Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Collegium Carolinum in Prague The history of psy-sciences under communist rule in the former Eastern Bloc has been widely perceived as a mirror image of state socialist mental health policies. … Continue reading CFP: Shaping the ‘socialist self’? The role of psy-sciences in communist states of the Eastern Bloc (1948–1989)

Multiplicity of Body – ONLINE

Tenth session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by: Tereza Sedláčková (FSV UK, associated at CEFRES) Topic: Multiplicity of Body Where: The session will be conducted over a videoconferencing platform. Registration: adela.landova@cefres.cz When: Wednesday 29 April 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm Language: English Texts to be read: Annemarie Mol: The … Continue reading Multiplicity of Body – ONLINE

Cultural Memory – ONLINE

Ninth session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by: Rose Smith (FSV UK) Topic: Cultural Memory Where: The session will be conducted over a videoconferencing platform. Registration: adela.landova@cefres.cz When: Wednesday 15 April 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm Language: English Text to be read: Jan Assmann and John Czaplicka : “Collective … Continue reading Cultural Memory – ONLINE

Psy-sciences, expert knowledge and the ‘self’ in Europe after 1945

Eighth session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by: Jakub Střelec (FSV UK / CEFRES) Topic: Psy-sciences, expert knowledge and the ‘self’ in Europe after 1945 Where: Online When: Wednesday 1st April 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm Language: English Texts to be read: Rose, Nikolas (1992). Engineering the Human Soul: … Continue reading Psy-sciences, expert knowledge and the ‘self’ in Europe after 1945

Markets (Re-)observed – ONLINE

Eleventh session of IMS / CEFRES epistemological seminar of this semester led by: Felipe K. Fernandes (EHESS / CEFRES) Topic: Markets (Re-)observed Where: The session will be conducted over a videoconferencing platform. Registration: adela.landova@cefres.cz When: Wednesday 13 May 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6 pm Language: English Text to be read: Clifford Geertz: “Suq: The bazaar … Continue reading Markets (Re-)observed – ONLINE