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
Symposio: Vida y obra de Juan Bosch en el contexto de la historia de la República Dominicana
Programa del Simposio Internacional Vida y obra de Juan Bosch en el contexto de la historia de la República Dominicana Centro de Estudios Ibero-Americanos Universidad Carolina Praga 11diciembre de 2015 Palacio Špork, sala 206 Praga 1, Hybernská 3 9:00 Inauguración: prof. Dr. Martin Kovář, Vicerector de la Universidad y Ramón Carreño, Consul General de la […]
Prof. dr. Marita Mathijsen (Universiteit van Amsterdam): Social and behavioral functions of literature
Centre for Netherland Studies is happy to announce a guest lecture by Prof. dr. Marita Mathijsen (Universiteit van Amsterdam) on the topic “Social and behavioral functions of literature”. All welcome!
John D’Amicantonio: The censorship or banned books (Information Resource Officer, US embassy, Vienna)
John D’Amicantonio, Information Resource Officer for Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, has served in U.S. embassies in Baghdad, Abu Dhabi and Brasilia. Before joining the State Department in 2004 John was an academic librarian at California State University, Long Beach for 16 years. Prior to obtaining his M.S.L.S. in 1988 John […]
Alan Partington – Lectures in Prague
We are pleased to announce that Alan Partington of the Università di Bologna has accepted the invitation of the Institute of the Czech National Corpus (Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague) and will be presenting two lectures on Corpus-assisted Discourse Studies, on Tuesday December 1st at 1 PM at the ICNC, and on Wednesday December 2nd at 5:30 PM at the Faculty of Arts. Due […]
Israeli Historian Shlomo Sand: The Invention of the Jewish Nation
How has the story of the Jewish identity been developing? What was the role of Zionism in this story? What does Jewish national identity have in common with European nationalisms? What does it mean to be a post-Zionist today? The lecture and the following discussion will be hosted by Pavel Barša. The whole event shall be […]
The Length of the Egyptian Underworld: A New Perspective
The length of the Egyptian Underworld, as stated in the famous Amduat, is said to be 309 Iteru. The number has never been reasonably explained. This presentation will attempt to establish a calendrical setting of rebirth in connection with a precise explanation of the length, one that has some major implications with respect to the reckoning of the Egyptian […]
The American Myth and Americanization of Poland and Czechoslovakia after the WWI
Erasmus Mundus TEMA Lectures with Prof. Dr. hab. Halina Parafianowicz, The University of Bialystok, Poland. Halina Parafianowicz is a full professor of history at the Bialystok University. Her research interest is into the 20th century political and social history of Central Europe, as well as United States.
Migration and Public Discourse
Plenary Lecture: Ruth Wodak (linguistics, Lancaster University): Language of Walls Matěj Spurný: to be specified (history, FA CU) Alena Pařízková: Metaphors we live with the refugee situation (anthropology and sociology, FF ZČU) Eva Lehečková, Michal Hořejší: The role of political correctness in public discourse on immigration (linguistics, FF UK)
