Worker Photography in Museums: History and Politics of a Cultural Heritage in East-Central Europe

International Workshop  Date & Venue: 26th -27th February 2020, Institute of  Art History, CEFRES, Lower Hall, Prague Organizers: Institute of Art History (CAS) & CEFRES In partnership with: Institute of Contemporary History (CAS), Université Paris-Nanterre, within the Strategy AV21 framework Language: English This international workshop examines the legacy of worker photography as museum object, cultural … Continue reading Worker Photography in Museums: History and Politics of a Cultural Heritage in East-Central Europe

Committee’s Composition 2018-2019

Statutory Members Pavel Baran, Vice President in charge of Research Area III. Humanities and Social Sciences of AV ČR Lenka Rovná, Vice-Rector for European Affairs of UK Jérôme Heurtaux, director of CEFRES UK Representatives Prof. JUDr. Jan Dvořák, CSc. (Faculty of Law) doc. Mgr. Josef Fulka, Ph.D. (Faculty of Humanities) PhDr. Hana Havlůjová, Ph.D. (Faculty … Continue reading Committee’s Composition 2018-2019

Beyond 1989: Hopes and Disillusions After Revolutions

International Conference “Beyond 1989: Hopes and Disillusions after Revolutions”, Prague, 6th & 7th of December 2019. On the 6th and 7th of December 2019, the French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences in Prague (CEFRES) has organized, in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, as … Continue reading Beyond 1989: Hopes and Disillusions After Revolutions

CEFRES Platform obtains a “Consolidator grant” from the European Research Council (ERC)

At the end of two years of preparation, the “Tandem” team from CEFRES Platform, led by the anthropologists Luděk Brož and Virginie Vaté, acquires the prestigious “Consolidator grant” of the European Research Council (ERC). This success illustrates the excellent quality of the Franco-Czech cooperation in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences research, and highlights … Continue reading CEFRES Platform obtains a “Consolidator grant” from the European Research Council (ERC)