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From: Neil Bermel <[log in to unmask]>

NEW IDEAS AND TRENDS IN CZECH CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATURDAY, 11 JANUARY 2003, 10.00 - 18.00
EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
26 KENSINGTON PALACE GARDENS, LONDON
Sponsored by the Embassy and the International Association of Teachers of
Czech

This one-day conference brings together many of the leading academics in
Czech literary, linguistic and cultural studies in Britain.  Speakers will
present aspects of their current research in a lively and accessible
format.  The goal of the conference is to promote an exchange of views
between the public and academia, and to acquaint the public with the
research underway in these fields in British universities.

Guest speaker:  doc. PhDr. Petr Bilek, CSc. (Department of Czech
Literature, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, Prague)

Invited speakers:  Prof. R. Pynsent (SSEES-UCL), Prof. R. Porter
(Glasgow), Dr. J. Naughton (Oxford), Dr. J. Culik (Glasgow), Dr. J.
Smejkalova (Durham), Mr. T. Dickins (Wolverhampton), Mr. R. Chitnis
(Bristol), Dr. N. Bermel (Sheffield).

There is no charge for conference attendance.  Members of the public are
welcome.

**Travel bursaries are available for postgraduate students working in
allied fields at UK universities.  For more information, please contact
Neil Bermel at [log in to unmask]**

Financial support for this conference was provided by a grant from the
Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Further information and preliminary programmes:  [log in to unmask]
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Neil Bermel
University of Sheffield
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies
Sheffield S10 2TN England
+44 (0)114 222 7405
+44 (0)114 222 7416 fax