Anglo-American University in Prague Freedom: A Multidisciplinary Colloquium
Room 2.07
*Only for AAU students, staff and faculty
You are invited to the all-day event discussing freedom in historical, cultural, and ideological contexts. The topics will range from ethics, philosophy, gender, and historical examples.
Below is a schedule for the day and the topics professors and guest speakers will lecture on:
10:45 Conference opening
11:00-13:00
- Jakub Drábik – Freedom Without Freedom: Fascist Conceptions of Liberty in BUF and NOF
- Tamar Tolordava – Ethics and Freedom in Tom Stoppard’s Political Dramas
- Maher El Omar – Gender, Race and the Fluidity of Identity in Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine
- Ondřej Pilný – Theatrical Responses to Recent Wall Building
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
- Joanna Srholec-Skorzewska – The Norse Concept of Freedom – Anything Goes?
- Badr Tachouche – Napoleon’s Flotilla: Decolonizing the Concept of Freedom in the Muslim World
- Ebru Akcasu – From Beyond the Limits of Freedom: Ottoman Women at the End of Empire
15:30-15:50 Coffee
- Jiří Kašný – Freedom and Authenticity in Taylor and Scruton
- Silviya Lechner – Flight from Freedom: Oakeshott and Adorno on the Malaise of Modernity
- Keston K. Ellars – Consent as Freedom in Museums Displaying Human Remains
17:20 Closing remarks followed by refreshments
Join to learn about freedom and apply it to modern day issues. Refreshments provided.
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