Papers by Kamila Klingorová
Dingir, 2019
Přestože se více než 80 % obyvatel Prahy neidentifikuje s žádnou církví ani náboženskou společnos... more Přestože se více než 80 % obyvatel Prahy neidentifikuje s žádnou církví ani náboženskou společností, díky bohatému historickému vývoji spjatému s katolicismem je sakrální krajina města velmi pestrá. Dominance katolicismu je sice patrná dodnes, nicméně hlavně v průběhu 20. století se začaly výrazně pluralizovat nejen náboženské tradice, které v Praze působí, ale i samotná funkce sakrálních staveb. Právě vývoj sakrální krajiny v Praze, jeho dynamika, proměny a důsledky pro současnou podobu Prahy jsou hlavním zájmem tohoto příspěvku.
Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography, 2019
In this contribution we discuss the obstacles and share our
opinions about the causes of delayed ... more In this contribution we discuss the obstacles and share our
opinions about the causes of delayed development of feminist and queer approaches in Czech and to some extent
also Slovak human geographies. We primarily focus on a
critical description of causes and factors that affected and
continue to hinder their presence within local mainstream
geographical thought. Among the most pressing problems,
we identify the historically conditioned isolation of local
geography from the ‘Western’ developments, the continued
conservativism of the mainstream geographers, and we
attempt to open up a discussion about several types of
‘disciplinary anxieties’ that may perpetuate these problems.
Further, we stress the continued shared development of
the Czech and Slovak geographies and contextualize it
within recent advancements in other neighboring countries
where scholars also ‘fight for recognition’. Our contribution
concludes with a call for intensification of cooperation and
networking within (and outside of) the Central and Eastern
European region which we believe is a crucial factor
required for building up vibrant feminist and queer geographies with both local and international recognition.
Area, 2019
Recent developments in cultural geography have brought forth everyday life and
emotions as critic... more Recent developments in cultural geography have brought forth everyday life and
emotions as critical categories for understanding place. Yet, the focus on everyday
emotional geographies also presents methodological challenges. This paper argues
that auto‐photography is a particularly well‐suited method to explore the intricate
relations between everyday practices, emotions and the formation of places.
Auto‐photography combines participant‐generated photographs and participants’
interpretative narrations of these photographs. Our argument is based on auto‐photographic research we conducted with 38 young women in Czechia in 2016. We asked
participants to photograph everyday places that they associate with positive or negative emotions, or religious meanings, and to discuss their emotions in a following
interview. We analysed participants’ photographs together with their narrations. This
analysis reveals the emotions and meanings participants attached to photographed
places. We argue that the method of auto‐photography helps understand the complexity of everyday emotional geographies that may not be possible through other
geographical methods. The strength of auto‐photography is its combination of visual
representations and narratives, which help identify how ordinary everyday places
without any apparent significance, such as a door or a staircase, might be sites of
strong emotional intensity. The insights gained by analysing photographs and narratives together and in relation to one another produce an understanding of emotional
bordering practices, anxieties and desires of place‐making. Auto‐photography thus
provides multiple layers of visual and textual data that help understand the complexity of emotional geographies in mundane everyday places
We are pleased to invite you for participation at the 10th Jubilee International Student and Earl... more We are pleased to invite you for participation at the 10th Jubilee International Student and Early Career Conference NEW WAVE, which will take place in Prague, Czechia, on 31st May – 1st June, 2018.
The NEW WAVE conference draws post-graduate students and researchers from the fields of physical and social geography, cartography, demography, sociology, urban planning and related disciplines to share and discuss their research in a friendly and open-minded atmosphere with an international audience.
Conference program includes:
KEYNOTE LECTURERS:
- Mona Domosh, Dartmouth College: “Geoeconomics, economic geography, and the rise of American global power in the early 20th century“
- Natasha Webster, Stockholm University: “Learning from women entrepreneurs: Reflections on early careers in academia”
- Lukáš Makovský, Prague Institute of Planning and Development: “Strategic planning in Prague: Aim, methods and implementation”
CONFERENCE DINNER: U Dobré Myšlenky restaurant, Podskalská 366/27, Prague 2
The conference is organized by the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and the Geographical Institute, Faculty of Science, Charles University.The NEW WAVE conference is organized under the auspices of the mayor of Prague 2 Mgr. Jana Černochová and the Rector of the Charles University prof. MUDr.Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA.
For more information see the Call for papers.
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 10th April 2018
We are looking forward to seeing you in Prague.
Gender, Place and Culture, 2018
In this paper, we approach religion and spirituality through
the analytic lens of the everyday an... more In this paper, we approach religion and spirituality through
the analytic lens of the everyday and examine how ordinary
women make sacred space through their embodied,
emotional, and spatially varying practices. Our research is
grounded in Czechia where about 80% of inhabitants do not
declare any religious affiliation and ‘new’ religions are on the
rise. We deploy auto-photography as a method that invites
participants’ own visual representations and interpretative
narrations of their quotidian experiences. Thirty-eight
Christian, Buddhist, and non-religious women participated in
this study in 2016. Our analysis of photographs and interviews
shows that our participants turn places that are not primarily
associated with religion or spirituality (such as a kitchen
sink or a bus stop) into sacred or spiritual places while at the
same time integrate officially sacred spaces (such as churches
and meditation centers) into their daily lives through social
activities. Thus, we argue that a mutually transformative
process is taking place in contemporary Czechia. In this
process, religiously affiliated and non-affiliated women alike
transform everyday spaces into sacred sites through their
embodied and emotional practices that seek calmness, peace,
and transcendence. At the same time, women who participate
in organized religions remake the sacrality of officially sacred
sites through their emphasis on social connections and
feelings of communal belonging and shared identity. Our
findings underscore that sacred space is not fixed in any one
location and its production involves the continual emotional
and material investment by ordinary women.
Journal of Cultural Geography, 2017
The Western world is experiencing increasing popularity of new religious movements whose adherent... more The Western world is experiencing increasing popularity of new religious movements whose adherents tend to spirituality, a subjective, personal form of religion. These spiritual forms shape the spaces of everyday life, their meanings, perceptions, and experiences, which is starting to be reflected in new geographies of religion. In Czechia, one of the most rapidly growing new religious movements is Diamond Way Buddhism. This contribution focuses on how Diamond Way spirituality is lived and experienced in space. The paper explores this phenomenon using the method of auto-photography. We asked six women to photograph places important to them in their daily lives and interpret their spiritual meaning. This method allows exploration of women’s spirituality in the everyday spaces where it is perceived and experienced, such as kitchens, buses, or natural sites. The results show that women have a specific way of experiencing Buddhism in seemingly secular space which they describe through feminine characteristics of transcendence. Everyday spaces become spiritual through the subjects’ emotional and continual experiencing of Buddhism, while the officially sacred space of a Buddhist center is incorporated into everyday life activities of women. The division between sacred and secular spaces often described by scholars is therefore challenged.
The religious climate caused significant changes over the last few decades which led to intense d... more The religious climate caused significant changes over the last few decades which led to intense debates about post-secularism in Western Europe. However, there is particularly a distinct lack of analyses of the features of post-secularism in post-communist cities. The paper draws on the case study of Prague where the religious landscape is in many ways unique in a European context because of its highly secularized society. Nevertheless, Prague also experienced a revival of religious life, which has found expression in the religious landscape (not only) through the emergence of new sacral structures, pluralization of religion and post-secular rapprochement in religious institutions. The paper examines the convergent and contradictory processes shaping the religious and non-religious landscape in Prague and therefore opens the discussion about post-secularism in post- communist context. The results point to the importance of historical, social, and urban development for the new geographies of religion. New areas of research should also draw attention on the new religious movements and alternative spirituality which helps to explain the relationship between sacred and secular phenomena in current European society and space and the re-definition of the minority role of religion in the secular society.
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 9th International Student and Early Car... more Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 9th International Student and Early Career Conference NEW WAVE in Prague, Czechia on 25th – 26th May, 2017.
Traditionally, the NEW WAVE conference draws graduate and post-graduate students, as well as young professionals from the fields of physical and social geography, cartography, demography and related disciplines to share and discuss their research in a friendly and open-minded atmosphere with an international audience.
We encourage you to submit complete session proposals, individual papers or posters. The deadline for abstract submission is 15th March, 2017.
The registration form is available here: http://bit.ly/NWregistration
For more details please see our conference website: https://www.natur.cuni.cz/geography/newwave/new-wave-2017
Organization of the conference is provided by the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and the Geographical Institute, Faculty of Science, Charles University.
The conference is held under the auspices of the Mayor of the Borough of Prague 2, the Councillor of the City of Prague, the Rector of Charles University, and the Czech Geographical Society.
We look forward to seeing you in Prague!
Religion influences people’s everyday life, including the way they structure their families and r... more Religion influences people’s everyday life, including the way they structure their families and relationships between men and women in general. Religious adherents tend to hold more traditional and even gender-stereotypical values. The association between religion and gender relations in space lends itself well to an analysis through feminist geographies of religion. Social relations in Czech secular society nevertheless continue to be formed by Cristian culture, which makes research in feminist geographies of religion important in this context. This contribution is based on qualitative research using semi-structured interviews with young women living in Prague. Interviewed women are Catholic, Protestant, or without religious affiliation. The aim of the research was to verify the influence of Christianity on the everyday life of the respondents. The biggest difference between religious and non-religious women is in their view on traditional family. Furthermore, Christianity forms spatial behavior of religious respondents, which differs from non-religious respondents mostly in leisure time.
The research team is interested in cultural, historical and religious geography, environmental hi... more The research team is interested in cultural, historical and religious geography, environmental history and their overlapping with regional geography, focusing particularly on issues of: • regional identity, image formation and mediation and place branding • heritage, culture, and religion • landscape and settlement transformations • institutionalization of regions and regional development • boundaries, borderland, cross-border and peripheral areas Mission We aim to utilize our expertise for exploration, explanation , and teaching about issues of identity, heritage, religion, and landscape, regions and places. We aim to use our theoretical knowledge and practical skills to contribute to the public debate on formation of regions and regional identities in relation to political decision processes and local and regional governance; to enhance public awareness regarding the protection and management of landscape and both cultural and natural heritage; to help to formulate regional development strategies, especially in peripheral, rural and cross-border areas.
During the Second World War, Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Nazi Germany. The German
army mobiliz... more During the Second World War, Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Nazi Germany. The German
army mobilized in this region as well and therefore French men called "malgré-nous" were involuntarily forced
to fight against their people. Some of "malgré-nous" also participated in the massacre of inhabitants
of the French village of Oradour sur Glane in June 1944. This massacre became a symbol of the French suffering
of war. In 1953, these soldiers were brought to a military tribunal in Bordeaux. The verdict of the court provoked
a dispute between two French regions, Limousin with Oradour sur Glane and Alsace, whose political
and religious leaders were trying to achieve justice for their citizens. This dispute has been known
as the "Oradour Affaire". The French government was interested in the dispute as well, wherefore was forced
to choose one of the sides of the conflict. Even 70 years after the end of the Second World War, this regional
dispute is still alive and proves that historical memory of regions affected by the trauma of war could still touch
social relationships significantly.
The status of women in society is very diverse worldwide. Among many important traits associated ... more The status of women in society is very diverse worldwide. Among many important traits associated with the differentiation of gender inequality is religion, which itself must be regarded as a fluid concept with interpretations and practices ‘embedded’ and thus varying with respect to cultural and historical relations. Admitting the complexity of the issues, some religious norms and traditions can contribute to the formation of gender inequalities and to subordinate the role of women in society. Using an exploratory quantitative analysis, the influence of religiosity on gender inequality in social, economic and political spheres is examined. Three categories of states have emerged from the analysis: (a) states where the majority of inhabitants are without religious affiliation, which display the lowest levels of gender inequality; (b) Christian and Buddhist societies, with average levels of gender inequality; and (c) states with the highest levels of gender inequality across the observed variables, whose inhabitants adhere to Islam and Hinduism.
Gender inequalities are geographically determined and in uenced
(among others) by dominant cultu... more Gender inequalities are geographically determined and in uenced
(among others) by dominant culture and religion. For example, the
in uence of Muslim cultural rules and traditions (not necessarily based
on Quran) on the status of women is frequent topic of geographical and
popular studies in recent years. Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity
form characteristic behavioral patterns of women and men and also
hierarchical organization of society, which more or less discriminates
women. The aim of this paper is to analyze the normative framework
of the role of women in the biggest world religions in social, economic
and political sphere and to compare this religions using statistical
analysis.
Conference Presentations by Kamila Klingorová
An important part of Christian culture is formed by patriarchal values. The concept of patriarchy... more An important part of Christian culture is formed by patriarchal values. The concept of patriarchy is essential especially to capture the different aspects of women’s subordination and can be developed in such a way as to take account of the different forms of gender inequality over time. Gender inequalities, which are key factors for shaping the everyday experience of women, are then partly formed by the religious patriarchal power. Religion in general (re)produce women’s places of inclusion, exclusion and restriction, however, it is historically variable. In contemporary society, the role of religious values and religious identity of people increase, even in secular Czechia. Position of women in (Christian) social hierarchy, family or public space is therefore changing. The aim of the paper is to discuss historical roots of patriarchy and its influence on the present everyday lives of women in Czechia and verify this relation on the case of young women.
The contribution focuses on the role that religious identity play in women’s experience of space.... more The contribution focuses on the role that religious identity play in women’s experience of space. It expands the research in the feminist geographies of religion. In general, the sacred finds its way into many corners of women’s everyday life. Religion is a cultural filter that forms the stereotypical perception of space which comes from the historical patriarchal influence. Since young religious women living in Prague, Czechia became a minority in strongly secularized public space, their religious identity still influences their perception of places they regularly visit. The contribution, therefore, focus on how young religious women experience secular public space and which qualities of place and environment are important for them in their daily lives. The research on young women was held in Prague using auto-photography, an entertaining method of visual geography which encourages women to talk about their feelings about places, their motivations, leisure activities and daily rhythm.
The contribution expands the research in the feminist geographies of religion. It focuses on the ... more The contribution expands the research in the feminist geographies of religion. It focuses on the influence of religion on people's everyday life, structure of families and on relationships between men and women in general. Religious adherents tend to hold more traditional and gender-stereotypical values about marriage, pregnancy, abortions, divorces and the size of a family. Even Christians living in Czechia still hold traditional values, despite the fact that they live in a highly secularized society. Generally, women are those who carry this traditional values within their families. But they became a minority in public space which is mostly secularized, although it has a noticeable, but still little impact of post-secularity. However, the religious identity of Christians affects their leisure time and everyday behavior. And furthermore, their perception of places of everyday activities is different from those who are not religious. The contribution is based on the research focused on everyday life practices of women in Czechia and their perception of places around them. The emphasis is put on young Christian women living in Prague and particularly on the question how they experience the (secular public) space.
The landscape in Czechia has been influenced by variety of religious trends during the last decad... more The landscape in Czechia has been influenced by variety of religious trends during the last decades, for example privatization and pluralization of religion or (post)secularization. This trends are connected with the process of globalization. Nowadays, Czech society is secularized to an extend unprecedented in the rest of the world. Almost 80% of population (2011) indicate that they are nondenominational. Nevertheless, sacral objects as well as religious institutions play an important role in the landscape and in the whole society. The explanation of tensions between post-socialistic sacralization in cultural landscape and secularization and religious pluralization in the society are the main aspects of the research within the new geography of religion in Czechia. This two trends are visible especially in the capital city of Prague, where the influence of diversification of religious communities leads to a high degree of disintegration of various religious movements. There is also a high increase in occultism in Prague, however, alternative religiosity is mostly in private sphere. The aim of this paper is to analyze the main trends and processes in Czech religious landscape with emphasis on religious landscape in the city of Prague. The paper is based on the qualitative and quantitative research in selected micro-regions in Czechia which was carried out during the summer of 2014.
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Papers by Kamila Klingorová
opinions about the causes of delayed development of feminist and queer approaches in Czech and to some extent
also Slovak human geographies. We primarily focus on a
critical description of causes and factors that affected and
continue to hinder their presence within local mainstream
geographical thought. Among the most pressing problems,
we identify the historically conditioned isolation of local
geography from the ‘Western’ developments, the continued
conservativism of the mainstream geographers, and we
attempt to open up a discussion about several types of
‘disciplinary anxieties’ that may perpetuate these problems.
Further, we stress the continued shared development of
the Czech and Slovak geographies and contextualize it
within recent advancements in other neighboring countries
where scholars also ‘fight for recognition’. Our contribution
concludes with a call for intensification of cooperation and
networking within (and outside of) the Central and Eastern
European region which we believe is a crucial factor
required for building up vibrant feminist and queer geographies with both local and international recognition.
emotions as critical categories for understanding place. Yet, the focus on everyday
emotional geographies also presents methodological challenges. This paper argues
that auto‐photography is a particularly well‐suited method to explore the intricate
relations between everyday practices, emotions and the formation of places.
Auto‐photography combines participant‐generated photographs and participants’
interpretative narrations of these photographs. Our argument is based on auto‐photographic research we conducted with 38 young women in Czechia in 2016. We asked
participants to photograph everyday places that they associate with positive or negative emotions, or religious meanings, and to discuss their emotions in a following
interview. We analysed participants’ photographs together with their narrations. This
analysis reveals the emotions and meanings participants attached to photographed
places. We argue that the method of auto‐photography helps understand the complexity of everyday emotional geographies that may not be possible through other
geographical methods. The strength of auto‐photography is its combination of visual
representations and narratives, which help identify how ordinary everyday places
without any apparent significance, such as a door or a staircase, might be sites of
strong emotional intensity. The insights gained by analysing photographs and narratives together and in relation to one another produce an understanding of emotional
bordering practices, anxieties and desires of place‐making. Auto‐photography thus
provides multiple layers of visual and textual data that help understand the complexity of emotional geographies in mundane everyday places
The NEW WAVE conference draws post-graduate students and researchers from the fields of physical and social geography, cartography, demography, sociology, urban planning and related disciplines to share and discuss their research in a friendly and open-minded atmosphere with an international audience.
Conference program includes:
KEYNOTE LECTURERS:
- Mona Domosh, Dartmouth College: “Geoeconomics, economic geography, and the rise of American global power in the early 20th century“
- Natasha Webster, Stockholm University: “Learning from women entrepreneurs: Reflections on early careers in academia”
- Lukáš Makovský, Prague Institute of Planning and Development: “Strategic planning in Prague: Aim, methods and implementation”
CONFERENCE DINNER: U Dobré Myšlenky restaurant, Podskalská 366/27, Prague 2
The conference is organized by the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and the Geographical Institute, Faculty of Science, Charles University.The NEW WAVE conference is organized under the auspices of the mayor of Prague 2 Mgr. Jana Černochová and the Rector of the Charles University prof. MUDr.Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA.
For more information see the Call for papers.
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 10th April 2018
We are looking forward to seeing you in Prague.
the analytic lens of the everyday and examine how ordinary
women make sacred space through their embodied,
emotional, and spatially varying practices. Our research is
grounded in Czechia where about 80% of inhabitants do not
declare any religious affiliation and ‘new’ religions are on the
rise. We deploy auto-photography as a method that invites
participants’ own visual representations and interpretative
narrations of their quotidian experiences. Thirty-eight
Christian, Buddhist, and non-religious women participated in
this study in 2016. Our analysis of photographs and interviews
shows that our participants turn places that are not primarily
associated with religion or spirituality (such as a kitchen
sink or a bus stop) into sacred or spiritual places while at the
same time integrate officially sacred spaces (such as churches
and meditation centers) into their daily lives through social
activities. Thus, we argue that a mutually transformative
process is taking place in contemporary Czechia. In this
process, religiously affiliated and non-affiliated women alike
transform everyday spaces into sacred sites through their
embodied and emotional practices that seek calmness, peace,
and transcendence. At the same time, women who participate
in organized religions remake the sacrality of officially sacred
sites through their emphasis on social connections and
feelings of communal belonging and shared identity. Our
findings underscore that sacred space is not fixed in any one
location and its production involves the continual emotional
and material investment by ordinary women.
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 9th International Student and Early Career Conference NEW WAVE in Prague, Czechia on 25th – 26th May, 2017.
Traditionally, the NEW WAVE conference draws graduate and post-graduate students, as well as young professionals from the fields of physical and social geography, cartography, demography and related disciplines to share and discuss their research in a friendly and open-minded atmosphere with an international audience.
We encourage you to submit complete session proposals, individual papers or posters. The deadline for abstract submission is 15th March, 2017.
The registration form is available here: http://bit.ly/NWregistration
For more details please see our conference website: https://www.natur.cuni.cz/geography/newwave/new-wave-2017
Organization of the conference is provided by the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and the Geographical Institute, Faculty of Science, Charles University.
The conference is held under the auspices of the Mayor of the Borough of Prague 2, the Councillor of the City of Prague, the Rector of Charles University, and the Czech Geographical Society.
We look forward to seeing you in Prague!
army mobilized in this region as well and therefore French men called "malgré-nous" were involuntarily forced
to fight against their people. Some of "malgré-nous" also participated in the massacre of inhabitants
of the French village of Oradour sur Glane in June 1944. This massacre became a symbol of the French suffering
of war. In 1953, these soldiers were brought to a military tribunal in Bordeaux. The verdict of the court provoked
a dispute between two French regions, Limousin with Oradour sur Glane and Alsace, whose political
and religious leaders were trying to achieve justice for their citizens. This dispute has been known
as the "Oradour Affaire". The French government was interested in the dispute as well, wherefore was forced
to choose one of the sides of the conflict. Even 70 years after the end of the Second World War, this regional
dispute is still alive and proves that historical memory of regions affected by the trauma of war could still touch
social relationships significantly.
(among others) by dominant culture and religion. For example, the
in uence of Muslim cultural rules and traditions (not necessarily based
on Quran) on the status of women is frequent topic of geographical and
popular studies in recent years. Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity
form characteristic behavioral patterns of women and men and also
hierarchical organization of society, which more or less discriminates
women. The aim of this paper is to analyze the normative framework
of the role of women in the biggest world religions in social, economic
and political sphere and to compare this religions using statistical
analysis.
Conference Presentations by Kamila Klingorová
opinions about the causes of delayed development of feminist and queer approaches in Czech and to some extent
also Slovak human geographies. We primarily focus on a
critical description of causes and factors that affected and
continue to hinder their presence within local mainstream
geographical thought. Among the most pressing problems,
we identify the historically conditioned isolation of local
geography from the ‘Western’ developments, the continued
conservativism of the mainstream geographers, and we
attempt to open up a discussion about several types of
‘disciplinary anxieties’ that may perpetuate these problems.
Further, we stress the continued shared development of
the Czech and Slovak geographies and contextualize it
within recent advancements in other neighboring countries
where scholars also ‘fight for recognition’. Our contribution
concludes with a call for intensification of cooperation and
networking within (and outside of) the Central and Eastern
European region which we believe is a crucial factor
required for building up vibrant feminist and queer geographies with both local and international recognition.
emotions as critical categories for understanding place. Yet, the focus on everyday
emotional geographies also presents methodological challenges. This paper argues
that auto‐photography is a particularly well‐suited method to explore the intricate
relations between everyday practices, emotions and the formation of places.
Auto‐photography combines participant‐generated photographs and participants’
interpretative narrations of these photographs. Our argument is based on auto‐photographic research we conducted with 38 young women in Czechia in 2016. We asked
participants to photograph everyday places that they associate with positive or negative emotions, or religious meanings, and to discuss their emotions in a following
interview. We analysed participants’ photographs together with their narrations. This
analysis reveals the emotions and meanings participants attached to photographed
places. We argue that the method of auto‐photography helps understand the complexity of everyday emotional geographies that may not be possible through other
geographical methods. The strength of auto‐photography is its combination of visual
representations and narratives, which help identify how ordinary everyday places
without any apparent significance, such as a door or a staircase, might be sites of
strong emotional intensity. The insights gained by analysing photographs and narratives together and in relation to one another produce an understanding of emotional
bordering practices, anxieties and desires of place‐making. Auto‐photography thus
provides multiple layers of visual and textual data that help understand the complexity of emotional geographies in mundane everyday places
The NEW WAVE conference draws post-graduate students and researchers from the fields of physical and social geography, cartography, demography, sociology, urban planning and related disciplines to share and discuss their research in a friendly and open-minded atmosphere with an international audience.
Conference program includes:
KEYNOTE LECTURERS:
- Mona Domosh, Dartmouth College: “Geoeconomics, economic geography, and the rise of American global power in the early 20th century“
- Natasha Webster, Stockholm University: “Learning from women entrepreneurs: Reflections on early careers in academia”
- Lukáš Makovský, Prague Institute of Planning and Development: “Strategic planning in Prague: Aim, methods and implementation”
CONFERENCE DINNER: U Dobré Myšlenky restaurant, Podskalská 366/27, Prague 2
The conference is organized by the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and the Geographical Institute, Faculty of Science, Charles University.The NEW WAVE conference is organized under the auspices of the mayor of Prague 2 Mgr. Jana Černochová and the Rector of the Charles University prof. MUDr.Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA.
For more information see the Call for papers.
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 10th April 2018
We are looking forward to seeing you in Prague.
the analytic lens of the everyday and examine how ordinary
women make sacred space through their embodied,
emotional, and spatially varying practices. Our research is
grounded in Czechia where about 80% of inhabitants do not
declare any religious affiliation and ‘new’ religions are on the
rise. We deploy auto-photography as a method that invites
participants’ own visual representations and interpretative
narrations of their quotidian experiences. Thirty-eight
Christian, Buddhist, and non-religious women participated in
this study in 2016. Our analysis of photographs and interviews
shows that our participants turn places that are not primarily
associated with religion or spirituality (such as a kitchen
sink or a bus stop) into sacred or spiritual places while at the
same time integrate officially sacred spaces (such as churches
and meditation centers) into their daily lives through social
activities. Thus, we argue that a mutually transformative
process is taking place in contemporary Czechia. In this
process, religiously affiliated and non-affiliated women alike
transform everyday spaces into sacred sites through their
embodied and emotional practices that seek calmness, peace,
and transcendence. At the same time, women who participate
in organized religions remake the sacrality of officially sacred
sites through their emphasis on social connections and
feelings of communal belonging and shared identity. Our
findings underscore that sacred space is not fixed in any one
location and its production involves the continual emotional
and material investment by ordinary women.
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 9th International Student and Early Career Conference NEW WAVE in Prague, Czechia on 25th – 26th May, 2017.
Traditionally, the NEW WAVE conference draws graduate and post-graduate students, as well as young professionals from the fields of physical and social geography, cartography, demography and related disciplines to share and discuss their research in a friendly and open-minded atmosphere with an international audience.
We encourage you to submit complete session proposals, individual papers or posters. The deadline for abstract submission is 15th March, 2017.
The registration form is available here: http://bit.ly/NWregistration
For more details please see our conference website: https://www.natur.cuni.cz/geography/newwave/new-wave-2017
Organization of the conference is provided by the Department of Social Geography and Regional Development and the Geographical Institute, Faculty of Science, Charles University.
The conference is held under the auspices of the Mayor of the Borough of Prague 2, the Councillor of the City of Prague, the Rector of Charles University, and the Czech Geographical Society.
We look forward to seeing you in Prague!
army mobilized in this region as well and therefore French men called "malgré-nous" were involuntarily forced
to fight against their people. Some of "malgré-nous" also participated in the massacre of inhabitants
of the French village of Oradour sur Glane in June 1944. This massacre became a symbol of the French suffering
of war. In 1953, these soldiers were brought to a military tribunal in Bordeaux. The verdict of the court provoked
a dispute between two French regions, Limousin with Oradour sur Glane and Alsace, whose political
and religious leaders were trying to achieve justice for their citizens. This dispute has been known
as the "Oradour Affaire". The French government was interested in the dispute as well, wherefore was forced
to choose one of the sides of the conflict. Even 70 years after the end of the Second World War, this regional
dispute is still alive and proves that historical memory of regions affected by the trauma of war could still touch
social relationships significantly.
(among others) by dominant culture and religion. For example, the
in uence of Muslim cultural rules and traditions (not necessarily based
on Quran) on the status of women is frequent topic of geographical and
popular studies in recent years. Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity
form characteristic behavioral patterns of women and men and also
hierarchical organization of society, which more or less discriminates
women. The aim of this paper is to analyze the normative framework
of the role of women in the biggest world religions in social, economic
and political sphere and to compare this religions using statistical
analysis.