His work reflects the history of almost the entire discipline. Professor Leopold Pospíšil, an expert in the anthropology of law, professor emeritus of Yale University and former lecturer at Faculty of Arts, Charles University, passed away on 25 October 2021 aged 98 in New Haven, USA.
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The Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Jewish Literature Has Entered its Second Decade
The Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Jewish Literature was established in 2010 at the Department of Czech and Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. It aims to study literature related to the Shoah/the Holocaust and Jewish cultures in the Czech Lands and Central Europe.
Jakub Mazanec Won the Science Slam
One of the two winners of the popular stand-up comedy show held annually at Charles University was a doctoral student of history, Jakub Mazanec, from the Faculty of Arts whose outstanding performance wowed not only the audience but the expert panel of judges at the multi-functional Kampus Hybernská.
Mathesius Awards and Martin Hilský Awards for 2020 and 2021
On Wednesday 20 October, the Mathesius Awards and Martin Hilský Awards for 2020 and 2021 were presented by representatives of the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures and the Department of English Language and ELT Methodology.
On Saturday, 23 October, the Main Entrance to CU FA at nám. Jana Palacha Is Closed from 5 pm
The main entrance will be closed due to a film project and will be opened again on Sunday, 24 October, at 5 am. The building will be accessible through the back entrance in Valentinská street.
doc. Jugder Luvsandorj Passed Away
With great grief, we inform that on Monday, 11 October 2021, a long-term teacher of Mongolian studies and researcher of Mongolian philology, docent Jugder Luvsandorj, passed away aged 82 years.
The New Issue of Prague Egyptological Studies
The new issue of Prague Egyptological Studies is out. The open access academic journal is now published only in English and has got a new faculty layout.
Researchers from CU FA Were Awarded at the Embassy of the French Republic
On Thursday, 30 September 2021, the PhD student from the Institute of Translation Studies at CU FA, Mgr. Michal Zahálka, has been awarded Jacques Derrida Prize, and Dr Jan Koura from the Institute of World History at CU FA has won the CEFRES Platform special award.
International Word Formation Conference Is to Be Held in September 2022
On 21-23 September 2022, the conference “The Czech Approach to Word Formation in the Context of Slavic Linguistics” is to be held in commemoration of 110 years since the birth and 20 years since the death of a prominent linguist and word formation specialist Miloš Dokulil.
Ar an Imeall i Lár an Domhain: New Publication on Irish Literature and Culture
A collection of essays based on the conference “Ar an Imeall i Lár an Domhain?”: An tairseachúlacht i litríocht agus i gcultúr na hÉireann agus na hEorpa, which was held in Prague in September 2017, has been published by Leabhar Breac. One of the editors is Radvan Markus from DALC at CU FA.
