Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Two internationally acclaimed intellectuals, sir Drummond Bone, professor of English literature at Oxford University, and Martin Hilský, professor at Faculty of Arts, Charles University, will discuss the topic “Romanticism, nationalism and […]
Centre for Political Philosophy, Ethics and Religion is co-organising a conference on “Public life and Religious Diversity”, hosted by University of Oxford. The conference will take place at Harris Manchester College, Oxford, from September 7 to September 9, 2017. It will explore what the next steps should be for research on religious diversity and public […]
3rd Biennial Ideas in Politics Conference co-organized with Institute of Political Studies FSV UK and Anglo-American University Prague – November 3rd – 4th , 2017 The current surge of political populism across the Western world may be interpreted not only as a sign of the collapse of the post-Cold War (neo-)liberal consensus but also as a […]
Post-Truth, Populism, Prejudice: Europe’s values in crisis ? 16th – 18th February 2017 Cohosted with Charles University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, Europaeum. What does it mean to be a “good” European ? The question recurs as Europe grapples with a series of simultaneous crises – refugees, multi-culturalism, uneven economic development, and bailing out neighbours at […]
The aim of the conference is to critically reflect upon some of the main issues which currently surround debates about the performance of media in the Czech Republic and Central Europe in general, namely the changing models of media ownership, the independence of public service broadcasting, as well as the spreading of disinformation and propaganda […]
Centre for Political Philosophy, Ethics and Religion cordially invites you to round-table debate "Romanticism, nationalism and nationhood: Literary perspectives on politics" with Sir Drummond Bone (Professor of English Literature, Oxford) and Professor Martin Hilský.
This summer, Faculty of Arts welcomed 98 students from 8 different countries from around the world. These students represented 43 different universities, and were participating in classes focused on Central and Eastern Europe and relations between Europe and Asia regions.
Students of the MA programme Dutch Studies have recently succeeded in international competitions and also in the Jiří Levý Competition for young translators.
The general reconstruction of the Faculty of Arts main building on Jan Palach Square will be carried out gradually in 2017-2019. This summer, the faculty will get a new glass lift, which was designed in the original conception from the 1930s.
Professor Halík's book I Want You to Be has received the gold medal and the title of the Book of the Year in Philosophy at the annual meeting of the American Library Association.
Czech Institute of Egyptology, CUFA, cordially invites you to a lecture by Dr Setha F. C. Richardsona (University of Chicago) which will be held on 16June at 2 p.m. in Room C419 in Celetná 20, Prague 1.
The Embassy of Peru and Charles University, Faculty of Arts, are pleased to present an exhibition of 32 posters, with drawings by the indigenous chronicler Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535-1616), who toured the ancient Inca Empire.
Professor Roger Griffin from the University of Oxford started the conference Fascism_Modernism_Populism on 23 May with a lecture "Post-Soviet Modernity and the Rise of Xenophobic Populism".
On 18 May 2017, Dr Haig Utidjian, British conductor, musicologist, and philologian of Armenian descent, received a diploma of the honorary affiliated member of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
