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
Prof. R.L. Górski: Translationese and stylometry
In the talk I shall present three case studies examining translationese with the tools of stylometry (Stylo package for R): Victorian translations from French to English, modern Polish literature contrasted to translations from English to Polish, and the style of “translations without translations”. Victorian literature exhibits is a clear separation of translations and non-translations both on lexical […]
Broken Voice; Broken Soul: Conflicts over Music in Late Medieval Northern Europe
Centre for the Study of the Middle Ages, Faculty of Arts, Charles University would like to invite you to the inaugural lecture of the course Medieval Social Conflicts and Contrasts: Broken Voice; Broken Soul: Conflicts over Music in Late Medieval Northern Europe delivered by Matthew Champion, Lecturer in Medieval History Birkbeck, University of London.
Danny Yung in Prague: CREATIVE ON/OFF STAGE – ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS ON/OFF STAGE – HONG KONG CHINA ON/OFF STAGE
The International Sinological Center at Charles University is happy to invite you to a meeting with Danny Yung, an experimental art pioneer and one of the most influential artists in Hong Kong.
The Syrian Christians and the Question of the Future Role in Post-War Syria: Any Role Whatsoever?
Students for Solidarity and the Ecumenical Institute (ETF CU), in cooperation with the platform Dominikánská 8, are happy to invite you to a lecture: Dr. Phil; Dr. Theol. Habil Najiba George Awada: The Syrian Christians and the Question of the Future Role in Post-War Syria: Any Role Whatsoever? Doc. Awada will be introduced by Professor Ivana Noble, Ph.D., […]
Giulio Lucarini (University of Cambridge): Lecture
Giulio Lucarini (University of Cambridge): Tiny but tasty – The consumption of wild grasses in Egypt and Libya during the Mid-Holocene
1st NIGHT OF PHILOSOPHY in Prague
The first edition of the Night of Philosophy in Prague – June 2016, 16/17th – will offer a round-the-clock series of 20-minute lectures and larger roundtable discussions presented by 55 leading international philosophers from France and the Visegrad Group, on the topic “Images, Sciences and Politics.” The night will be held in three different languages – Czech, […]
Prof. Johannes Bronkhorst: Sāṃkhya as a Brahmanical Adaptation of Non-Brahmanical Beliefs
This lecture will show how beliefs that were originally current outside the realm of Brahmanism gave rise to Sāṃkhya, later considered one of the orthodox Brahmanical systems of philosophy. Sāmkhya subsequently came to participate in developments that characterized those systems.
Prof. Johannes Bronkhorst: Geography and the Cultural History of Ancient India
In the study of ancient Indian culture the importance of geography has often been overlooked. A close inspection reveals that different regions have to be distinguished, with altogether different cultural and political histories. This lecture will concentrate on the North of the Indian subcontinent during the centuries preceding and following the beginning of the Common Era, […]
Sean Morrison: Transforming Care for the Seriously Ill: The Role of Modern Palliative Care
Medicine facing death prof. Sean Morrison (Icahn School of Medicine / New York) A world expert on geriatrics and palliative medicine professor Sean Morrison from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York accepted the invitation from Center for Palliative Care and will present his lecture “Transforming Care for the Seriously Ill: The Role of Modern Palliative […]
Professor John Searle: Institutions and Social Onthology
Searle’s theory of institutions is one of the liveliest areas of contemporary philosophy (his book The Construction of Social Reality is the most cited philosophical treatise written in English since after 1995) with applications in most of the humanities and social sciences – be it law, economics or literary theory. Prof. Searle will try to give an overview […]
