The Department of Linguistics invites you to the next instalment of their lecture series. Jelena Božović will give a talk on Tuesday, December 15, at 5:40 pm. The title of the talk is Language policies in post-conflict Bosnia-Herzegovina: The interplay of official and unofficial. The event will take place on-line using Zoom. If you are interested, […]
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Conference of the Young Slavists XV: Russia and Slavic World: A Century of Coexistance and Conflicts
The 15th year of a traditional international two-day Conference of the Young Slavists intended for the graduates from the BA and MA studies, PhD students, and researchers under 35. The event aims to provide a platform for gathering of young experts, create a space for presenting the results of their researches and forum for a confrontation of various research […]
III. Ukrainian Studies in Prague Conference
Anthony Smith famously claimed that historical traumas and memories of collective suffering constitute a nation out of a heterogeneous population. This recipe of nation-building was propped up in the late 20th century by “the rise of the victimhood culture” (Campbell & Manning 2018). Inspired by the anti-colonial discourses and the symbolic capital gained by all sorts of […]
Political Discourse in Poland and the Czech Republic after 1989: Genres, Communication Strategy, Media Portrayals
International conference “Political Discourse in Poland and the Czech Republic after 1989: Genres, Communication Strategy, Media Portrayals” pursues the discussion of a topic related to the political communication in Poland and the Czech Republic, to define differences and analogies in the pre-election practices of political and media circles of both countries as well as to draw […]
Webinar: Happiness and Mindset
The Webinar Happiness and Mindset is organized by Alumni Club on Thursday 19 November 7 pm – 6:30 pm. The seminar is intended not only for club members but also the students and staff of Charles University. The webinar is conducted in English by Petr Ludwig, the author of the bestseller The End of Procrastination. The […]
Online Lectures on Musical Repertoire and Interpretation
Dr. Haig Utidjian, the chief conductor of the Chorus and Orchestra of Charles University in Prague, will discuss using interesting recordings the development of composers, their compositions, and tradion of interpretation of their interpretation from the position of a conductor, musicologist, and enthusiast of a good music. The lectures are to be delivered in English and are […]
Jemina Napier: Examining the Multimodal Research Trend in Dialogue Interpreting Research
The Institute of Translation Studies cordially invites you to an online lecture by Prof Jemina Napier (Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh) as a part of the course Theory of Interpreting on a Particularly Topical Subject (see the abstract and additional information on the research activities of this eminent academic who should have lectured in Prague as a visiting professor […]
Reproductive Rights in Poland – Historical Aspects and Current Struggles
On October 22, 2020, the Constitutional Tribunal, Poland’s Supreme Court, has ruled that abortions in cases of foetal defects are unconstitutional. This decision has resulted in wide protests that are currently taking place throughout the country. We would like to react to the current situation by inviting you to the lecture Reproductive Rights in Poland […]
Before Tito. The Communist Party of Yugoslavia during the Great Purge (1936–1940)
The Institute of the World History of the Faculty of Arts cordially invinites you to attend a presentation by Stefan Gužvica on his book „Before Tito. The Communist Party of Yugoslavia during the Great Purge (1936–1940)“. The time of the Great Purge in the Soviet Union has been one of the most controversial and under-researched periods in the history […]
IX Colóquio da Sociedade Tcheca de Língua Portuguesa (Exodus: reflexos da migração na língua, literatura e culturas lusófonas)
Exodus: reflexos da migração na língua, literatura e culturas lusófonas A migração é um dos fenômenos atuais mais pungentes: segundo o Banco Mundial, há mais de 258 milhões de migrantes no mundo de hoje. No entanto, movimentos populacionais fazem parte da vida do homem desde seu surgimento na África. Todas as grandes civilizações foram construídas com […]
