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INVITATION: The Rainbow is cracking: Xenophobia, tribalism & South Africa’s election

12. 10. 2026

The Centre for African Studies invites you to a lecture exploring the growing challenges of xenophobia, tribalism, and political fragmentation in post-election South Africa. The event will examine how these developments are reshaping the country’s democratic landscape and the vision of the “Rainbow Nation.”

INVITATION Screening of the Documentary “Philosophical Journeys: Rwanda” and Discussion with Chantal Gishoma and Alena Rettová

7. 10. 2026

We invite you to a screening of the documentary film Philosophical Journeys: Rwanda, which explores the intellectual landscape of contemporary Rwanda through the legacy of Alexis Kagame.

Call for Applications: CenMAS Hub Launches Small Grants for Researchers in Area Studies

17. 9. 2026

The Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) is launching a call for applications for 6 small research grants of approximately €5,000 each. The grants are open to junior and senior researchers and Ph.D. candidates at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, who are members of the CenMAS Hub.

INVITATION Public Lecture on Ethiopia’s Perpetual Quest for Access to the Sea with Experts from Jimma University

9. 9. 2026

We invite you to a public lecture by Yonas Seifu Desta and Tsegaye Zeleke Tuffa, Assistant Professors of History at Jimma University, Ethiopia, who will explore Ethiopia’s historical relationship with the Red Sea and examine how the country’s long-standing quest for maritime access continues to shape its politics and regional relations.

What’s Hidden in the Pot? Research Reveals a 1,600-Year Ceramic Tradition in Ancient Thrace

3. 9. 2026

A new international study shows that ceramic tableware—which has been produced and used continuously for nearly 1,600 years—is a valuable source of information about the daily life, manufacturing traditions, trade, and dietary habits of the inhabitants of Roman Thrace in what is now Bulgaria.

They learnt Celtic languages of their own initiative. Petra Johana Poncarová will be researching their stories thanks to the prestigious ERC Starting Grant

3. 9. 2026

One of two projects from Charles University that has succeeded this year in the prestigious European grant competition ERC Starting Grant is going to be investigated by the literary scholar Petra Johana Poncarová from the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures. Her project “NUDGERS: New Users of Minoritised Languages as Writers and Cultural Agent” will […]