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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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“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
Visual: Lenon wall in Prague. Headline in Czech: Nenávist ztrácí na síle, když přestáváme být lhostejní. By Jaromír Mrňka.
October 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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"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
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🌈 “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
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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
This is a black-and-white still from the film Shadow Country (Krajina ve stínu, dir. Bohdan Sláma, 2020). A uniformed officer stands in the foreground, facing the camera, with other soldiers and a military vehicle in the background.
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM