Institute of Classical Archaeology at CU FA invites you to a lecture by Daniela Heilmann (Munich) as part of the “Current Issues in Archaeology” lecture series. This lecture investigates shifts in social structures in the Southern Balkans during the Bronze and Iron Ages through an analysis of grave furnishings, including attire, jewelry, and other burial goods such as […]
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Current events
Lauren Morris | Opening a New Door: Fresh View into Rural Economic Developments in Antique Northern Bactria through Fieldwork at Kulal Tep, Uzbekistan
Institute of Classical Archaeology at CU FA invites you to a lecture by Lauren Morris (Prague, Czech Republic) as part of the “Current Issues in Archaeology” lecture series. In the Central Asian region of northern Bactria, the Kushan period (1st–3rd centuries CE) has long been understood to witness a peak in the territory’s development, reflecting the hand of a powerful state. […]
Michael Lebsak | Metal of Power: The Political Economy of Iron in the Central European Younger Early Middle Ages
Institute of Classical Archaeology at CU FA invites you to a lecture by Michael Lebsak (Brno, Czech Republic) as part of the “Current Issues in Archaeology” lecture series. In the younger Early Middle Ages (700–1000 AD), essential resources such as iron were a pivotal element within political-economic relations, shaping resource access, consumption, and distribution in a top-down perspective. This period witnessed […]
Past events
Julian Rentzsch: Runic Inscriptions in Eurasia
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at CU FA cordially invites all interested to a lecture by Dr Julian Rentzsch from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. Annotation Across Eurasia, numerous inscriptions in runic writing systems can be found, including commemorative stelae from the Second Turkic Empire in the Orkhon Valley in present-day Mongolia, but also inscriptions from other […]
Julian Rentzsch: A General Survey on the Turkic Languages
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at CU FA cordially invites all interested to a lecture by Dr Julian Rentzsch from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. Annotation The Turkic languages are a group of about 40 genealogically related languages spoken in a vast territory extending from Eastern Europe throughout Western and Central Asia to Northeast Siberia by roughly 200 million […]
Roman N. Krivko: Matija Murko and His Relations with Scholars from the Former Russian Empire
The lecture will take place at the main building of CU FA, room P018, on 25 September 2024 at 6 pm. Matija Murko was one of the founders of South Slavic literary studies, Slavic ethnography, and folklore studies. He was also the founder of the Slavic Institute (Slovanský ústav). Among other things, he is also known […]
Prof Elizabeth Archibald: Separated Families in Medieval Romance
Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures and the Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages, Faculty of Arts, Charles University invite you to a guest lecture by Professor Elizabeth Archibald “Separated Families in Medieval Romance” that will be held on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 2:10 pm in Room P104 (main building of CU FA). Elizabeth Archibald is a member […]
Andreas Schurr: The Most Rigid Republicans Are Transformed as if by Magic
Center for Ibero-American Studies at CU FA invites all those interested in history of Latin America, and especially the mutual relations of Central Europe and the American continent, to the lecture of Andreas Schurr from European University Institute in Florence with the subtitle “Carl Sartorius, Hacienda Mirador and the Forgotten Liberal Support for the Mexican Empire. Andreas […]
Claudia Donnini | Image Construction through letters: Antonii Panhormitae Epistulae familiares
The Institute of Greek and Latin Studies at CU FA and the project CoRe cordially invite you to a lecture by Claudia Donnini (University of Pisa) “Image construction through letters: Antonii Panhormitae Epistulae familiare” that will be held on 23 October 2024 from 4:00–5:30 pm in the Centre for Medieval Studies, Jilská 1, Prague 1.
Ola Majekodunmi: The Future & Irishness
The Centre for Irish Studies cordially invites all interested to a guest lecture by Ola Majekodunmi, titled “The Future & Irishness.” The lecture will take place in Room P111 in the main CU FA building (nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1). Ola Majekodunmi was born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in Dublin, Ireland. She is a presenter, writer, creative producer, Gaeilgeoir, […]
Christine Rauer: Lecture Series on Old English Language and Literature
The Department of English Language and ELT Methodology cordially invites you to a lecture series by Dr Christine Rauer from University of St Andrews that will be held on 21–23 October 2024. Beowulf and Mercia: The House Did Hold Both Ingeld and Christ 21 October 2024, 3:50–5:20 pm, main building of CU FA, room P111 Donald Bullough’s […]
Conflicts in the Time of the Crises of Universalism: Cross-Regional Perspectives
International conference within the OP JAK CoRe project deals with the contemporary societal and political conflicts over values, institutions, social norms, collective memory, religion, and foreign policy and their embodiment in the culture wars and contested constitutional making in the context of political turmoil, democratization, and public discontent. Excellent researchers in the corresponding fields will […]
Nathan J. Brown: America, Israel, and Palestine in the Wake of the Gaza War
The Department of the Middle Eastern Studies CU FA invites you to a lecture by Dr. Nathan J. Brown (George Washington University) titled “America, Israel, and Palestine in the Wake of the Gaza War.” Professor Nathan J. Brown of George Washington University is a leading global expert on Islam and politics, constitutional law in Arab countries, Egypt, and Palestine. […]
