Events: March 2018
February 2018
April 2018
Between Two Kims
March 1, 2018, 19:00
Nina Špitálníková graduated in Korean Studies and twice made it into the world’s most hardline dictatorship today. She has now written a book about her experiences, welcome and otherwise. The book explores not only how she studied at a North Korean university and her arrest over a forbidden metro ride but above all the everyday lives of the local people. More
Why didn’t Jiří Drahoš win?
March 5, 2018, 19:00
An analytical look at the campaign between the first and second rounds of the presidential elections, not through the eyes of politicians or candidates but experts in the fields of society, campaigning and communication. More
The Ferdinand Peroutka Prize: Investigative Journalism Under Threat?
March 6, 2018, 19:00
Andrej Babiš’s purchase of the company Mafra, the subsequent exodus of journalists to smaller, mainly print media outlets, pressure on public service media over their investigative programmes, be they Reportéry ČT or 168 hodin and the recent case of Janek Kroupa at Czech Radio – all of this has in recent times highlighted the importance of investigative journalism in contemporary Czech society. These issues will be the focus of a discussion organised every year following the presentation of the Ferdinand Peroutka Prize by the Václav Havel Library and the Ferdinand Peroutka Society, which bestows the award. More
Magnesia Litera I
March 8, 2018, 19:00
The Litera association presents readings at the Václav Havel Library by writers who have been nominated in some of the categories in the annual Magnesia Litera writing awards. Moderated by Litera’s Pavel Mandys.
Petr Nutil: Media, Lies and a Too Fast Brain – A Guide to the Post-Truth World
March 12, 2018, 19:00
Book presentation and discussion. More
Debate with Respekt
March 13, 2018, 19:00
Discussion with Respekt editors and their guests on a topical issue. More information will be posted at least one week before the event at www.vaclavhavel-library.org.
Magnesia Litera II
March 14, 2018, 19:00
The Litera association presents readings at the Václav Havel Library by writers who have been nominated in some of the categories in the annual Magnesia Litera writing awards. Moderated by Litera’s Pavel Mandys.
Ivan Binar – Revolution!
March 15, 2018, 19:00
Reading from his new novel by Ivan Binar. More
Gulag and Ghetto theatres: on the edge of hell
March 19, 2018, 17:00
Live Theatre is cruelty and a scandal and heretic public event (A. Artaud, P. Brook, A. Badiou) and differs from dead “theatre” (agitation, ideological simulation). What does mean professional theatric events in Gulag’s Solovki prison camp and in Vorkutlag? Do they have parallels with Ghetto Theatres in Vilnius and Warsaw? More
Changes in the civil society of the post-soviet Lithuania
March 19, 2018, 19:00
Presentation by: Egidijus Aleksandravičius, who started his career in 1992 at Vytautas Magnus University, is a Professor of History and the Head of Lithuanian Diaspora Institute of Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. He is also a Board member of the Valdas Adamkus Presidential Library-Museum. More
A Day for Cuba – Defending Human Rights
March 20, 2018, 19:00
Discussion evening in commemoration of the events of 18 March 2003, when 75 leading dissidents were arrested in Cuba and later sentenced to lengthy prison terms. They were released prematurely in 2010 and most have been pressured by the government into going into exile. More
Magnesia Litera III
March 21, 2018, 19:00
The Litera association presents readings at the Václav Havel Library by writers who have been nominated in some of the categories in the annual Magnesia Litera writing awards. Moderated by Litera’s Pavel Mandys.
Hana Frejková: Strange Roots
March 22, 2018, 19:00
Ludvík Frejka, the father of actress and singer Hana Frejková, was charged with espionage and treason in the 1952 show trial of Rudolf Slánský and a subversive conspiratorial group, sentenced to death and executed. More
CEW 21 – Silent Women
March 23, 2018, 19:00
In the 19th century we were allowed to gather. In the 20th century we received the right to education, vote and short skirts. In the 21st century we will co-create. More
Birth of the State: Two Longed-For Republics – BPR and Czechoslovakia
March 26, 2018, 19:00
Both republics were created a century ago, in 1918, from the same historical impulses. Why did they meet different fates? What do we know about the meetings between President Masaryk and PM Lutskyevich? How did two BPR presidents find living in Prague? More
Don’t Let the Spirit Go: Spiritual Health Science
March 27, 2018, 19:00
The third evening helmed by the association Nevypusť duši (Don’t Let the Spirit Go) will be focused on everyday mental health care. Come and discover how important it is to look after one’s mental health. We will outline a few practical tips on achieving this in an evening that includes an introduction to the seven basics of healthy mental hygiene, a few words on relaxation techniques and a little about burnout syndrome, or rather how to overcome it with functioning mental hygiene. In conclusion we will look at opportunities for specialised care in the case of mental problems. You will learn what such care ought to look like and who is offering it. More
Magnesia Litera IV
March 28, 2018, 19:00
The Litera association presents readings at the Václav Havel Library by writers who have been nominated in some of the categories in the annual Magnesia Litera writing awards. Moderated by Litera’s Pavel Mandys.