By bringing together young researchers from various disciplines, the workshop aimed to explore flows of objects, practices, techniques and knowledge that shaped the medieval world. The day began with a conceptual introduction by Lise Saussus (EHESS, Paris), who encouraged participants to rethink the notion of circulation beyond the narrow framework of “transfer.” Circulation, she argued, implies movement, transformation, and mutual influence rather than a one-way transmission. She also highlighted the importance of linking production with consumption and of analyzing both standardization and local variation. Thus, material culture is not just a passive witness but an active medium of knowledge, skill, and social organization. As the various PhD presentations showed, the medieval world, far from being withdrawn, was shaped by diverse dynamics of exchange and interaction. Continuer la lecture de A European Middle Ages: Circulations of Objects, Practices, and Techniques between Central and Western Europe (1000-1600)→
A review by Bleuenn Bidois and Nathan Ridel, completed by Mateusz Chmurski.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Humanities and Social Sciences in (and dedicated to) Central and Eastern Europe have been constantly reshaped. Disrupting the post-Cold war order, the Russian invasion has led to several reconfigurations in contemporary societies, economies, or cultures. With its geopolitical impetus, the conflict has also not only impeded but also initiated or strengthened research endeavours. While numerous conceptual, thematic, or institutional changes that have occurred recently will need to be seized and analysed in the years to come, this dislocated (academic) landscape shall (and needs to) be questioned already.
A report by Marek Kettner (Faculty of Arts, Charles University)
Since the publication Jacques Derrida’s seminal work Mal d’Archive, the notion of the archive has been widely recognized as non-intuitive and problematic. Derrida’s inquiry holds together even more as time progresses and the technological capacities for gathering, archiving and structuring data about the past as well as literary, visual, acoustic and other materials are getting more efficient and powerful. Although it may seem so, the archive is not omnipotent, it doesn’t hide in its boxes and digital storage places the whole picture of the past. It is therefore helpful to keep lively the discussion about the nature and role of the archive in contemporary society. Such was the main motivation for the conference Histoire(s) d’archives which didn’t explore primarily the histories stored in various archives but rather focused on the histories of archives themselves. When were some of the internationally renowned archives founded, what was their development and how did they impact society? These were the main questions that the invited experts, among which archive directors, philosophers and historians, tried to tackle. The event was organized by the major actors of the network “AITIA – Archives of International Theory, an Intercultural Approach” as well as CNRS, CEFRES, Museum of Literature Prague, and the Jan Patočka Archives Prague. Continuer la lecture de Histoire(s) d’archives→
Compte rendu par Kristýna Nováková (Faculté des Lettres, UP Olomouc)
La Faculté des Lettres de l’Université Palacký d’Olomouc a accueilli du 2 au 5 octobre 2024 le 45e colloque annuel de la Société Internationale de Linguistique Fonctionnelle (SILF). Olomouc est devenue la quatrième ville tchèque à recevoir cet événement après Prague, České Budějovice et Brno. Le premier colloque international de la SILF s’était tenu à l’initiative d’André Martinet en 1974 à Groningen aux Pays-Bas, dans le but de faciliter les échanges réguliers entre linguistes partageant la même conception de l’étude des fonctions des langues. Continuer la lecture de 45e colloque annuel de la Société Internationale de Linguistique Fonctionnelle à Olomouc→