In the spring of 2022, an archaeological team from the Czech Institute of Egyptology at CU FA discovered and carefully documented the tomb of an ancient Egyptian dignitary named Wahibre-mery-Neith during fieldwork in Abusir, Egypt. Although it was looted in antiquity, the site has provided valuable information.
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Leopold Pospíšil’s Memoir Published
Few experts in the social sciences have influenced their field as much as the former lecturer of CU FA, Leopold Pospíšil. The Yale professor, who passed away last year at the age of 98, was a legend in anthropology and the anthropology of law. His memoir, Adventures in the “Stone Age” – A New Guinea Diary, is essential for anyone interested in the field.
Train to Sachsenhausen: New Charles Games Release Offers Alternative Endings
A free, history-based game tells the story that relates to the dramatic events connected to the closing of Czech universities on 17 November 1939. The game was created by Vít Šisler from Charles Games and the Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship at CU FA along with Pavel Voves, director of public-benefit corporation Živá Paměť which has provided authentic testimonies of survivors.
Dr Františka Schormová Received an Award from the American Comparative Literature Association
Graduate of the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at CU FA, Dr Františka Schormová, received an honorary mention in the Bernheimer Prize awarded by the American Comparative Literature Association for her dissertation “African American Poets Abroad: Black and Red Allegiances in Early Cold War Czechoslovakia.”
The Department of Education Co-Organizes Conference Pedagogization in Identity Formation and Professionalization
The international conference with the subtitle “Role of Science, Knowledge Transfer, Education and Youth Social Care” takes place in the Pedagogical Museum of J. A. Comenius and at the Department of Education on 23–24 June. The main topics of the conference are the significance of pedagogical institutions and organizations, forming of professional and personal identity.
The 3rd World Congress of Scottish Literatures Is to Be Held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University
On 22–26 June, the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at CU FA will welcome around 150 delegates from all over the world at the congress, the main programme of which will take place in the main building of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The congress is co-organized with International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures.
Young Academics from Abroad May Apply for up to a Two-Year Stay at CU FA through JUNIOR Fund
The goal of the JUNIOR Fund is to attract prospective international post-doc researchers, who will carry out research within a specific field. The main initiative is always on the relevant research establishment or a faculty or other unit of Charles University that is interested in researching a particular research project.