The Institute for the Research of Reproduction and Integration of Society and the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Studies, MU, are organizing an interdisciplinary conference on November 13 and 14, 2009, titled “Czechoslovak City Yesterday and Today: Everyday Life – Representation – Research”. The aim of the meeting is to have a professional discussion on the changes that have affected Czech and Slovak cities over the last hundred years and that can be perceived as indicators of broader social transformation. The conference will feature lectures by experts from the fields of sociology, anthropology, ethnology, history, social geography, and others. Insights will be presented regarding the transformations of urban structures and landscapes, the everyday lives of their inhabitants, and the impacts of historical events on urban life in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
