Comenius’ Labyrinths

The Museum of John Amos Comenius in Uherský Brod,

in cooperation with the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences,

hosts

THE XXXIII INTERNATIONAL COMENIOLOGICAL COLLOQUIUM

Comenius’ Labyrinths

to be held in Uherský Brod from 11 to 12 October 2022

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Time allowed for papers: 30 minutes; contributions to debate: 15 minutes

Colloquium languages: Czech, Slovak, English, German

The colloquium is traditionally open to all fields that reflect the breadth of Comenius’ interests. Both general treatises and case studies are welcome, especially with regard to the work of John Amos Comenius. The Organizing Committee will select from the submitted papers those that are most relevant to the suggested topics.

Although this list is certainly neither prescriptive nor comprehensive, here are just some of the subtopics upon which we would like to focus:

• Crisis phenomena in society, religion, and knowledge in Comenius’ time.
• The labyrinth as a symbol of confusion and searching in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and knowledge.
• Reform projects and the concept of improvement/amendment, or reformatio, restitutio and emendatio in the early modern period.
• Improvement through knowledge; Comenius’ pedagogical proposals.
• Comenius’ improvement/reform project, as interpreted in Enlightenment, post-Enlightenment, modern, and postmodern discourse.

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HOW TO APPLY

Please send your applications with the proposed topic and abstract to Lenka Pospíšilová, J. A. Comenius Museum, Přemysla Otakara II 37, CZ-688 12 Uherský Brod, Czech Republic (pospisilova@mjakub.cz) by 31 May 2022.

The Organizing Committee will decide on the acceptance of papers and contributions to debate by the end of June 2022.

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ACCOMODATION IN UHERSKÝ BROD

Every participant shall arrange his own accomodation.

Below, you can find hotels and guest houses which are in close proximity of the museum (5 minutes walk).

the closest accomodation:

• Hotel Monde

• Hotel Kaunic

• Guest House Lapač

In Uherský Brod or near the city, there are several other accomodation facilities. Their list can be found here:

• hotels

• guest houses

• hostel

FOR THE AUTHORS

The presented papers will be published in the journal Studia Comeniana et historica (issue No. 107–108/2022).

The final text must be submitted by February 28, 2023 and it must follow the editing principles for publication in SCetH.

Recommended extent of the papers is 20 standard pages, please consult greater extent or later deadline with the editorial staff of the journal.

CONTACT

Should you have any questions, please consult:

Lenka Pospíšilová

pospisilova@mjakub.cz

phone: 572 63 22 88

mobile phone: +420 605 320 540