Events: May 2017 April 2017 June 2017
Sergei Loiko: Airport
May 2, 2017, 20:00
Presentation of Sergei Loiko’s novel and readings from the work of the author, a war reporter who witnessed cruel fighting between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine in 2014. More
Do We Need Feminism Today?
May 3, 2017, 17:00
Do we need feminism today? What does it represent? And how is feminism perceived in the Czech Republic? More
Young Politicians
May 10, 2017, 19:00
There are fewer and fewer representatives of the young generation in politics, while research suggests the majority of young people today are uninterested in political goings on. Why have young people been losing interest in public affairs? And in what ways are young political organisations trying to lure them back? What does freedom mean to them? More
Philosophy, Theology and Non-Political Politics
May 11, 2017, 19:00
Debate held in connection with the ninetieth birthdays of Ladislav Hejdánek and Jakub Trojan. More
In Václav Havel’s Footsteps
May 11, 2017, 18:00
Guided tour with historian Zdeněk Lukeš of buildings associated with the life of Václav Havel. The route runs along the embankment of the Vltava and then to the Old Town. Duration around 90 minutes. Held as part of the 2017 Book World Prague trade fair.
Just Because I Am Ivan M. Havel
May 13, 2017, 15:00 Participation on local events
Ceremonial presentation of a book published by the Václav Havel Library, Právě proto, že jsem (Just Because I Am), attended by both of its co-authors: Ivan M. Havel (interviewee) and film and literary historian Jan Lukeš (interviewer). More
Václav Havel European Dialogues: Where Does Europe Begin and End?
May 15, 2017, 09:00 Conferences
The Václav Havel European Dialogues is an international project that initiates and helms discussions on issues determining the direction of contemporary Europe while referring to the European spiritual legacy of Václav Havel. The conference’s one-day format creates a forum where major European thinkers, analysts and politicians can come together and discuss topical issues facing Europe, not only among themselves but with the public. More
Wolfgang Bauer: Beyond the Regular Work of a War Reporter
May 17, 2017, 19:00
How far does a reporter have to go to provide the public with the most faithful possible picture of reality? How do journalists themselves view current reporting practice? Come along and learn what happens when reporters become part of the problem and face genuine threats. More
Pavel Juráček: Diary From the Life of a Buffoon
May 18, 2017, 19:00
Ceremonial presentation of the two books by Pavel Juráček: the first volume of the complete edition of his diary entries, Deník I. (1951–1956) (Diaries I (1951–1956), and a collection of his journalism, Ze života tajtrlíků (články, úvahy, rozhovory z let 1954 – 1978) (From the Life of a Buffoon (Articles, Reflections, Interviews, 1954 – 1978). The evening will be hosted by the editors Marie Kratochvílová and Pavel Hájek, while actor Lukáš Jůza (Kašpar theatre company) will read excerpts. More
The Ten Commandments According to Dagmar
May 22, 2017, 19:00
Staged reading from Dagmar Šimková’s book Byly jsme tam taky (We Were There Too), an interior, authentic account of Communist prisons, where the author spent 14 years. However, the recollections of Communist atrocities lack neither perspective nor inspirational and appropriate toughness of opinion. More
Creative Africa: Havel and Mandela and Human Rights
May 24, 2017, 18:00
Václav Havel in South African literature, theatre and politics More
Jaroslav Machovský: The Third Resistance – A History of Rebellion
May 25, 2017, 19:00
The historians Jan Horník and Jan Dvořák will present an Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes project capturing the recollections of the last surviving participants in the anti-Communist resistance and opposition. Employing oral history methodology and archival sources, often forgotten anti-Communist groups and the activities of individuals have been mapped. More
Conference on the 70th Anniversary of the Signing of the Marshall Plan: Past and Present Challenges to Transatlantic Alliance
May 26, 2017, 09:00
Conference held in connection with the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Marshall Plan that will focus not only on the historic context of the US programme for the renewal and reconstruction of post-war Western Europe but will primarily highlight the significance of present-day transatlantic cooperation and the challenges it faces. More
David Storch: Through the Labyrinth of Evolutionary Biology
May 29, 2017, 19:00
The knowledge that life on earth has a history, that organisms gradually develop and that we can draw on knowledge of their history in order to understand them is one of the pillars of modern science. But how do we know all of this? How is it possible to research the history of life lost in the distant past when apart from a few fossils all that remains of it are present-day organisms? More
The Romany Character in (Non)Romany Literature
May 30, 2017, 19:00
Rural idyll, horror, memoire, literary fiction, tabloid, poetry – the forms of contemporary Romany writing will be discussed by Jana Hejkrlíková, Ilona Ferková, Jáchym Topol and Kateřina Sidonová. More
Petr Král: Honey Skittles
May 31, 2017, 19:00
This time Petr Král will not read poetry but rather short prose pieces, albeit not so far removed from poetry. Many are from the book Medové kuželky (Honey Skittles), which recently sparked an extensive debate due to their slightly perfidious playfulness. The author may also read a short poem.