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The Department of Aesthetics at CU FA Holds Prague Aesthetics Lectures

On 22 and 23 September, there will be a lecture on the aesthetic notion of atmosphere, a presentation of the art project, and an online workshop dealing with public art. The event is part of the 4EU+ project “Public Art in Poland, Italy, and the Czech Republic.”

Beckett and Technology: New Collective Monograph Edited by Galina Kiryushina, Einat Adar, and Mark Nixon

The collective monograph Beckett and Technology, edited by Galina Kiryushina (DALC PhD candidate and researcher, KREAS), Einat Adar (DALC alumna, University of South Bohemia), and Mark Nixon (University of Reading), has been published by Edinburgh University Press. Congratulations!

Czech Translation of Reginaldo Prandi’s Book Has Been Published

The book Contos e lendas da Amazônia (Ukradený déšť a jiné příběhy z Amazonie) was translated by students of Portugal and Luso-Brazilian Studies at the Department of Romance Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, under the supervision of Dr Šárka Grauová.

International African Conference Explores Relations between African and Central and Eastern European Countries

The twelfth season of the conference revolves around the following theme: Africa and (the Other) Europe: Imageries – Discourses – Exchanges. It will be held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, on 15-17 September.

Brazilianists from the Portuguese Section at CU FA Are Preparing Prestigious International Congress

In cooperation with Charles University, the third year of the Association of Brazilianists in Europe (ABRE) takes place from 20 to 24 September.

Welcome Day for International Degree Students 2021

We are pleased to invite all international Bachelor´s, Master´s and Doctoral degree programmes students beginning their studies at Charles University in the academic year 2021/2022 to our Welcome Day.

Portuguese Section at CU FA Participates in Czech-Portuguese Project “100 František/Jorge Listopad”

The extensive bilingual project takes place until December 2021. It aims to commemorate the diverse creations by František Listopad – a Czech writer, poet, literary and film critic, director, and pedagogue – who was born precisely 100 years ago.

Kang-i Sun Chang’s Memories of “White Terror” in Taiwan

The Czech translation of the autobiography Cesta bílým terorem (Journey Through the White Terror) by Kang-i Sun Chang, a world-renown sinologist, has been published. The book recalls the period of persecutions in post-war Taiwan by giving the account of stormy family history with a preface by Prof Olga Lomová from CU FA.

Charles University Has Launched a Modern Library Platform ALMA as the First in the Czech Republic

After almost two years and eight months of intensive implementation, Central Libray of Charles University has launched a modern library platform Alma. It unifies all previous library systems and significantly simplifies and quickens the use of offered services.

New Issue of Litteraria Pragensia: Migration and Intercultural Communication

The latest issue of the journal Litteraria Pragensia: Studies in Literature and Culture, “Migration and Intercultural Communication”, edited by Martin Procházka and Petra Johana Poncarová (Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures), has been published. The whole issue is available in the open access mode. Contents: Martin Procházka: Migration and Intercultural Communication: An Introduction William O’Reilly: […]