The Department of Middle Eastern Studies (DMES) provides education and research in the languages, literature, and history of the region as well as in its relation to Europe and the present and past of the region’s cultures that originated in the Middle Eastern region. Currently, the department offers education in the following programmes: Middle Eastern […]
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts of Charles University and Prague Centre for Jewish Studies invite you to a lecture by professor Maoz Kahana (Tel Aviv University) titled “Smoke the Pipe and Win the War: One Sabbatean Smoking Ritual and Its Echoes in Chassidic Lore”. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, […]
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies invites all to a lecture by David Romtan (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) “Tears for Fears: Folklore and Politics in the Cults of Rachel the Matriarch in Contemporary Israel“. “Since at least the mid-19th century, a well-established and widely participated cult of Rachel the Matriarch has existed, primarily at the […]
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies invites you to a lecture by Dr. Nathan J. Brown (George Washington University) titled America, Israel, and Palestine in the Wake of the Gaza War. The lecture will take place on Thursday, 26 September 2024, from 17:45 at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University (nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, 116 […]
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the European University Institute announces a call for proposals for articles that focus on people’s various life situations in the context of Holocaust, combining the categories of race and ethnicity with that of disability.
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences are hosting the international conference The 15th EURAMAL Conference: Ecocritical Approaches and Environmental Issues in Modern Arabic Literature, which will take place from May 27 to 31, 2024, at the main building […]
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies invites you to a lecture by Ehsan Abdoh-Tabrizi titled Chasing Shadows: The Islamic Republic of Iran´s Quest for Alliance with Russia. Since the days of the Soviet Union, the Islamic Republic of Iran has persistently sought a close partnership with Russia, but this obsession has proven costly with limited gains. […]
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies cordially invites all interested to a book talk with Jessica Roda from Georgetown University, who will present the topics of her new book For Women and Girls Only. Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy Through the Arts in the Digital Age. When: Wednesday 15 May 2024 from 15:50 Where: 20 Celetná street, […]
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies cordially invites all for a lecture by Anna Holian (Arizona State University) with the title Family and Business in the Aftermath of Genocide: Jewish Family Firms in West Germany. When: Thursday 11 April 2024 from 17:30 Where: 20 Celetná Street, Prague 1, room 240 (2nd floor) Anna Holian, Ph. […]
We cordially invite you to the guest lecture of Dr. Christoph Cluse and Michael Schlachter, M.A. from Trier University. The lecturers will talk about the restoration of Jewish communities in Europe after the plague epidemic in the 14th century. On Friday 1 March at 11:00, Celetná 20, room 240.
Sepideh Farsi belongs to a generation of filmmakers who have mainly worked outside Iran. She will delve into ways of making films under censorship and in exile, analysing how these limitations have changed her approach to cinema. She will also consider the role of limiting restrictions as catalysers of creativity. January 18, 16:00, Celetná 13, […]
Both awards are intended for students, graduates, and alumni of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The awards are given for work completed while studying in the calendar year 2024. Proposals for the awards can be submitted by all members of the academic community.
Anonymous electronic course evaluation runs from 11 January to 16 February 2025. The feedback helps to improve the quality of studies for all students and provides valuable suggestions to lecturers. You may fill evaluation forms on your computer or phone in an app available on evaluace.ff.cuni.cz.
In the online portal, you can easily renew your ISIC, ITIC and ALIVE licence, order a new CU card, and deactivate or activate your card.
The two-year project was launched at the end of November by partners Inalco University in Paris (the main coordinator of the project and organiser of the meeting), Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv, Charles University, and University of Warsaw. The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, was represented by Dr Stanislav Tumis and student Nazarii Deineka.
The book <i>Antologie 21/12/23 Anthology</i> includes texts by the members of the academia at CU FA, relating to the mass shooting at CU FA on 21 December 2023. The anthology is dedicated to the cherished memory of the 14 victims, and it hopes to console the 25 wounded and all others affected. The book is freely available on the website of the Faculty of Arts Press.
The tragedy that took place at CU FA last December changed the university and the whole of society to the core, causing unfathomable pain and suffering for those who lost loved ones. But it also provoked a wave of solidarity and kindness. Director Markéta Oddfish Nešlehová, a graduate of CU, made a documentary about the healing process to air on 21 December 2024.
Due to a procedural problem, the Electoral Commission suspended and cancelled the ongoing elections to the Academic Curia of the Academic Senate of CU FA on Thursday morning, 5 December 2024. The new election will take place from Wednesday, 11 December (10:00 am), to Friday, 13 December 2024 (5:00 pm). The elections to the Student Curia remain unchanged.
Doc. Jana Semerádová received the Order of Arts and Letters in the rank of Knight from the hands of the French Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Stéphane Crouzat, on 4 December 2024. The graduate of Musicology at CU FA received the Order for the popularization of French Baroque music and cultural heritage.
