Revisiting the 1989 event in Central Europe: social margins, writing practices, new archives

International Conference Venue: Scientific Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (74, rue Lauriston, Paris), Sorbonne University (17, rue de la Sorbonne, “Salle des actes”, Paris) Date: 7-8 June 2019. Organizers: Science Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Paris, Centre of Polish civilisation (Sorbonne University), CEFRES,  Centre of French Civilisation and Francophone Studies … Continue reading Revisiting the 1989 event in Central Europe: social margins, writing practices, new archives

Delegitimization as Social Phenomenon

International Conference  Location: Warsaw Date: 24th and 25th of May 2019 Organizers: Institute of Philosophy, French Civilisation Center, Warsaw University Partners: CEFRES Language: English Check the program here. Delegitimization as Social Phenomenon An event, consequently, is not a decision, a treaty, a reign, or a battle, but the reversal of a relationship of forces, the … Continue reading Delegitimization as Social Phenomenon

South African and Czech Communists

Gellner Seminar Professor Tom Lodge (University of Limerick) will give a lecture within the Gellner seminar organized by the Czech Association for Social Anthropology, the Czech Society of Sociology, in cooperation with the Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and CEFRES. When: 14 May 2019, 4:30 pm Where: Conference room of the Institute of … Continue reading South African and Czech Communists

Daniel Baric: Research & CV

From Bohemia to the Adriatic Sea and Back: The Topography of Central-European Patrimony between Imperial Paradigm and National Contingencies (1900-1940) Research Area 1. Displacements, “Dépaysements” and Discrepancies: People, Knowledge and PracticesResearch Area 3. Objects, Traces, Mapping: Everyday Experince of Spaces In this project, Daniel Baric’s research aims to analyze the cultural transfers and interculturality in … Continue reading Daniel Baric: Research & CV

Subversive Conformism? Youth Culture, Jews and Rock’n’roll in 1960s‘ Poland

A lecture by Marcos Silber (University in Haifa) in the frame of the seminar on Modern Jewish History of the Institute of Contemporary History (AV ČR) and CEFRES in partnership with the Masaryk Institute (AV ČR). Where: CEFRES library, Na Florenci 3, 110 00 Prague 1 When: from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Language: English Abstract March 1968 … Continue reading Subversive Conformism? Youth Culture, Jews and Rock’n’roll in 1960s‘ Poland