CALL FOR PAPERS:
TWENTIETH ANNUAL CZECH AND SLOVAK STUDIES WORKSHOP
March 18-21, 2021
The Twentieth Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop will be held virtually at the University of Pittsburgh on March 18-21, 2021. The program committee welcomes proposals for papers on Czech and Slovak topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. In the past, the areas of interest have been: anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society, sociology, and theater.
The Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop aims to bring together researchers, scientists, faculty members and advanced graduate students to exchange their experiences, research results, and ideas. New work in progress is appropriate for our workshop format. Each speaker is typically allotted a 50-minute slot divided between a presentation and active discussion.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Pavol Demeš, an internationally recognized NGO leader who opened German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States office in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, in 2000 in order to oversee GMF’s activities in Central and Eastern Europe. Before joining GMF, Demeš was executive director of the Slovak Academic Information Agency – Service Center for the Third Sector, a Slovak NGO committed to enhancing civil society. Previously, he served his country as foreign policy advisor to the president of the Slovak Republic (1993-1997), minister of international relations (1991-1992), and director of the Department of Foreign Relations in the Ministry of Education (1990-1991).
The workshop is a collaboration of the University of Pittsburgh, the Czechoslovak Studies Association, and the Slovak Studies Association.
The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to January 8, 2021.
Submissions should include:
- Name, institutional affiliation and contact details of each author (full mailing address, email address, daytime telephone)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement indicating in which years the applicant has previously submitted proposals to and/or participated in the Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop
- Presentation title
- Keywords
- An abstract of approximately 250 words, outlining the presentation
Applications should be submitted by e-mail to michalkova@pitt.edu.
Any questions can also be sent directly to Marcela Michálková at michalkova@pitt.edu.
Sponsors:
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Czechoslovak Studies Association
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
European Studies Center
Humanities Center
National Slovak Society
Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security
Ph.D. Program in Critical European Culture Studies
Slovak Studies Association
Donors:
Maxine Bruhns, Director Emerita, Nationality Rooms
Joe Senko, Honorary Consul of Slovakia for Pennsylvania
Carol Hochman, Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic for Ohio and Pennsylvania