John M. Kirk (Technische Universität Dresden, formerly Queen’s University Belfast) is a dialectologist and corpus linguist who has specialized on Scots and Irish English.
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Prof. Elliot Sperling (Indiana University): Tibetan History Inside and Outside China
A lecture by acclaimed historian and leading specialist on Tibetan-Chinese relations, prof. Elliot Sperling, is going to take place on 11 November at 15:00 in the Karolinum.
Disciplinary Variation in Academic Writing and Beyond
Guest lecture by Dr Paul Thompson from the University of Birmingham is going to take place on 1 November 2016 at 17:30.
Pushkin as National Poet: Ambiguities and Contradictions
The guest lecture by Svetlana Evdokimova, Professor of Slavic Studies and Comparative Literature at Brown University, is going to be held on 25th October 2016 at 17:30.
Mathesius Awards for the Best BA and MA Theses in English and American Studies
On 12 October 2016, Mathesius Awards for the Best BA and MA Theses in English and American Studies were presented at the Faculty of Arts.
4th Israeli Week at Charles University Organised by the Prague Centre for Jewish Studies
On 24 – 27 October 2016, the Prague Centre for Jewish Studies organises the 4th Israeli Week. The project serves as a platform for future development of research and teaching of Israeli studies at the Faculty of Arts.
Prof. Pier Luigi Sacco: Digital Humanities and the Future of Universities
What is digital humanities? How is this area linked with the current concept of universities? And what is, in this context, Culture 3.0? The lecture will be held on 18 October.
A Monograph by a PhD Candidate of the Czech Institute of Egyptology Coming Out Soon in Oxford
The monograph “Old Kingdom Copper Tools and Model Tools” by Martin Odler (Czech Institute of Egyptology) is due to come out soon from Archaeopress (Oxford).
Ami Vitale: Launch of Photo Exhibition at CUFA
Exhibition of the renowned American photographer Ami Vidale is going to be launched at Jan Palach Library, Faculty of Arts. She has worked for most of the important international journals, such as National Geographic.
Charles University Hosts 7th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science
The topic of the conference is Science and Power, Science as Power. For the first time, such an extensive gathering of experts on history of science and technology takes place in Prague.
