Jaromír Mrňka PhD
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Jaromír Mrňka PhD
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Historian of Central Europe | Studies of violence and postwar justice | Researching queer spaces and underworlds in state socialism | Head of DHI Warsaw – Prague Branch | Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at Charles University
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How do victims become perpetrators and justice turn into revenge❓My new article in The International History Review explores global legacies of violence in the Czech lands around the end of WWII. Contact me for the author link 👉 link in comments
#History #WWII #EasternEurope #Research #HumanRights
“Hatred loses its power when we stop being indifferent.”
A reflection published in a Czech independent platform for critical journalism. Czech, link below.
#Czechia #CentralEurope #CivicEngagement #HateSpeech #MediaEthics #SocialResponsibility #Democracy #AcademicWriting #HumanRights #HistoryMatters
October 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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📣 Only 1 month to go until the first event in our upcoming GHIL Autumn/Winter Series! Join us for a lecture by Benno Gammerl (@eui-eu.bsky.social) on 'Queering German History: Still a Vital and Viable Endeavour?' on 21 October at 5:30 pm (BST), either in person at Swedenborg House or via Zoom.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Český boomer je mladší kus než boomer americký. O vzniku generací rozhoduje společná zkušenost, vysvětluje expert", více na odkazu v komentáři 👇🏼
September 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🌈 “The archive of feelings gives us permission to turn down the volume on the voice of critique and pay attention to the strong feelings that get attached to things.” — Ann Cvetkovich

📩 Submit by Nov 16 👇🏼 link in comments

#QueerHistory #CfP #Archives #Feelings #QueerStudies
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"If people are uneducated and stupid, you can't do much. People like to be stupid. But don't make it easy for them. Argue and argue with them." This supposedly authentic message of T. G. Masaryk, recorded before his death and hidden for years, which was revealed today, speaks to every era.
V Lánech rozpečetili obálku s dosud neznámými slovy prezidenta Tomáše Garrigua Masaryka. Co v ní stojí?

„Jestliže jsou lidé nevzdělaní a hloupí, nemůžete toho moc udělat,“ zaznamenal třeba jeho syn Jan. irozhl.as/xlS
September 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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#CfA Tandem #Scholarships in Entangled East Central European History

📌offered by GHI Warsaw and Research Centre Ukraine | 1–4 month stays in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, or Czech Republic | for early-career, non-tenured scholars (doctoral & postdoctoral level)

🔗www.maxweberstiftung...
September 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
How do victims become perpetrators and justice turn into revenge❓My new article in The International History Review explores global legacies of violence in the Czech lands around the end of WWII. Contact me for the author link 👉 link in comments
#History #WWII #EasternEurope #Research #HumanRights
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM