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The role of civil society and political society in democratization

Lecture entitled „The role of civil society and political society in democratization“ will be given by Dr Katarzyna Grzybowska-Walecka (Institute of Political Science, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw) on April 9, 2014.

New study by Lucie Storchová

"Die Ägypter wussten Ihre Köpfe zu gebrauchen!" Orientalische Alterität in den fiktiven Reisebeschreibungen von Václav Matěj Kramerius (1802-1808). 2014. Lucie Storchová (Faculty of Humanities). In: Robert Born, Sarah Lemmen (Hg.), Orientalismen in Ostmitteleuropa. Diskurse, Akteure und Disziplinen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 147-186. Further information here and here.

VIIth Ball of Faculty of Humanities - pictures

Pictures from the ball (March 7, 2014) are available on Facebook.

Conference "Ethics of play" – Call for Papers

Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague and Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic invite you to the conference Ethics of play.

Keynote speakers: Bonnie Mann (University of Oregon, USA), Mechthild Nagel (SUNY Cortland, USA), Emily Ryall (University of Gloucestershire, UK) and Monica Vilhauer (Roanoke College, USA).

Application deadline is June 30, 2014 at

ethicsofplayprague@gmail.com.  

Further information here.

ERASMUS+ programme - selection procedure (OUTgoing students)

Selection procedure for study stays abroad in 2014/15 is closed.

Deadline for submitting applications was 12/03/2014.

86 students submitted 145 applications to 38 universities in 17 countries. 49 students were selected to 29 universities in 15 European countries.

The results are available here.

Zeitgeschichte in Bewegung. Die österreichische Erforschung des 20. Jahrhunderts

New book published: Zeitgeschichte in Bewegung. Die österreichische Erforschung des 20. Jahrhunderts. 2014. Jiří Pešek (Faculty of Humanities), Oliver Rathkolb. Karolinum Press. Further information here.

UPCES students visited Litoměřice

On March, 14 UPCES students visited Litoměřice, Northwest Bohemia.

See the pictures on Facebook.

Would you like to join the next trip to Budapest, Dresden and other places? Are you taking at least one UPCES class (the one starting with YBAU code)? Than see the UPCES calendar.

From Equality of Opportunity to the Society of Equals

Department of Historical Sociology, Faculty of Humanities invites you to the lecture presented by Professor Pierre Rosanvallon (College de France) "From Equality of Opportunity to the Society of Equals".

Pierre Rosanvallon is a French historian and intellectual. His works are dedicated to the history of democracy, the role of the state and the question of social justice in contemporary societies.

TIME: March, 28 at 10:00 am

PLACE: Jinonice, building A, room 2080

Competition „Study abroad as an unforgettable experience“

See the videos posted by students on Youtube .

Leaflet about the Faculty of Humanities

Leaflet about the Faculty updated!

Download it here.

Faculty of Humanities has launched a new web design

Dear visitors, dear colleagues, dear students and applicants,

welcome to the new official website of the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague!

The new website corresponds with the visual style of Charles University and is derived from the graphic design of the university`s website, www.cuni.cz. The new, more user friendly, website adapts to tablets and smart phones.

As there will be more testing and fine-tuning in the coming weeks, we kindly ask you for you patience.

Registration to courses

Registration to FHS courses ends March 3, 2014 (Registration to FHS UPCES courses ends February 23, 2014).

The admission for academic year 2014/2015 is open

For detailed information about conditions of admittance on the bachelor field of study Liberal Arts and Humanities please click here, on the master fields of study Historical Sociology; Oral History - Contemporary History; Deutsche und franzözische Philosophie in Europa here and for general info about entrance exams here.

If you are decided, just click here and fill the electronic application form.

The application deadline is February 28, 2014.

Beginning of the summer semester of 2013/14 academic year

The summer semester of the 2013/14 academic year starts February 17, 2014.

Online registration to courses starts February 10, 2014. For the students enrolled at other Faculties than the Faculty of Humanities, the registration to FHS courses opens February 11 (22:00).