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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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
Michael Ungar | Resilience at Home and at Work: Maintaining our Capacity to Cope During Times of Change and Challenge
The Institut SYRI and the team Systems of Resilience led by Alice Koubová cordially invite you to a public lecture by world‑renowned researcher in the field of social and psychological resilience, Michael Ungar. Michael Ungar is a professor of social work at Dalhousie University in Canada, where he founded the Centre for Resilience Research. He is one […]
For Women and Girls Only. Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy Through the Arts in the Digital Age
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at CU FA cordially invites all interested to a book talk with Jessica Roda from Georgetown University, who will present the topics of her new book For Women and Girls Only. Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy Through the Arts in the Digital Age. The book represents a compelling look at the lives of ultra-Orthodox and […]
Gerard Koskovich: Queer History in Public Space
The curator of the GLBT Museum in San Francisco will present materials, approaches, and exhibitions of this special museum – the second in the world to be created on this topic. This will include the social context and communication of this topic towards the general public.
Current Issues in Archaeology | Athanasios Sideris (Prague): Treasuring the Ostentatious Past: Ancient Luxury, Modern Sensationalism and Historical Figures
The Institute of Classical Archaeology at CU FA invites you to a lecture by Athanasios Sideris from the Institute of Classical Archaeology at CU FA that will be held on 24 April 2024 from 4:30 pm in Campus Hybernská.
Doris Berger: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Institute of Czech History invites you to a lecture by Dr Doris Berger that is to be held on 18 April 2024 from 2:10 pm in the main building of CU FA in the room P200. The curator of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will present the museum’s specific collection, its extremely successful exhibition projects, and its work […]
Aleksander Łupienko: Local Intellectual Elites in Lviv (Galicia) and their City
Institute of World History at CU FA cordially invites you to a lecture that is to be held in the main building of CU FA in the room 302A (nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, Praha 1) on 17 April 2024 at 5:30 pm. Aleksander Łupienko is Associate Professor at the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History, at the Polish Academy of Sciences […]
Presentation of Two Books: Biopower in Putin’s Russia & When Left Moves Right
Department of East European Studies at CU FA and Boris Nemtsov Academic Centre for the Study of Russia cordially invites you to a presentation of two books, introduced by their authors. Biopower in Putin’s Russia Authors: Andrey Makarychev, Sergei Medvedev Delving into the intricate concept of biopower and its influence on Russian society from surveillance to propaganda, this […]
Current Issues in Archaeology | Joanna Markiewicz (Wroclaw): Items and Ideas: On Contact Zones between the La Tene World and the North
The Institute of Classical Archaeology at CU FA invites you to a lecture by Joanna Markiewicz (Wroclaw) that will be held on 3 April 2024 from 4:30 pm in Campus Hybernská, room E.1.
Will AI Make Us Immortal?
Department of Philosophy and Religious studies invites you to public lecture “Will AI Make Us Immortal? Mind Uploading and Personal Identity” by Ralph Stefan Weir (Oxford / Lincoln). The lecture will take place on 3 April 2024 at 2:10 pm in room P217 at the main building of CU FA (nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1). A large number […]
Current Issues in Archaeology | László Ferenczi (Praha): Monastic Manors and the Landscape Impact of Cistercian Estate Management
Institute of Classical Archaeology at CU FA invites you to a lecture by Dr László Ferenczi from the Department of Archaeology at CU FA with a subtitle “A Landscape Archaeological and Historical Ecological Study on Plasy Abbey” that will be held on 27 March 2024 from 4:30 pm in Campus Hybernská, room A.3.
