"Paper Bonds" TANDEM kick-off meeting & lecture
13. 02. 2026
We are pleased to invite you to you to the kick-off meeting of the 2026–2028 TANDEM project supported by CEFRES, CNRS and the Czech Academy of Sciences: Paper Bonds. Bookmaking for Kin, Friends and the Self in Contemporary Europe and the Middle East.
It will be hosted by the principal researchers of the project:
Hélène MARTINELLI (ENS Lyon / CEFRES)
Giedrė ŠABASEVIČIŪTĖ (Oriental Institute, AV ČR / CEFRES)
& Associated Researcher:
Ali AL-MOUSSAOUI (CEFRES / Charles University)
When: Tuesday 19 February 2026, at 10:15
Where: CEFRES, Na Florenci 3, Prague 1 & online
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85274233392?pwd=UI51Jhlcoc59ajlPYnw2h2qKDZapRi.1
Meeting ID: 852 7423 3392
Passcode: 756424
Language: English
The project explores self-made books and private bookmaking practices in contemporary Europe and the Middle East, focusing on their material, symbolic and social dimensions. Adopting a genealogical perspective, it examines how non-commercial publishing and book production shape relationships, express identity and responds to political and technological change. Drawing from the disciplines of anthropology, book history and sociology of literature, the project aims to reappraise the social significance of the print book in the era of digital publishing.
A key-note lecture Tactical Publishing, Using Senses, Software, and Archives in the Twenty-First Century will be delivered by Alessandro LUDOVICO (University of Southampton)
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The Czech Academy of Sciences (the CAS)
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The primary mission of the CAS is to conduct research in a broad spectrum of natural, technical and social sciences as well as humanities. This research aims to advance progress of scientific knowledge at the international level, considering, however, the specific needs of the Czech society and the national culture.
President of the CAS
Prof. Eva Zažímalová has started her second term of office in May 2021. She is a respected scientist, and a Professor of Plant Anatomy and Physiology.
She is also a part of GCSA of the EU.