Understanding Slovaks: Unwritten Rules

EURAXESS Slovakia cordially invites you to the intercultural online workshop „Understanding Slovaks: Unwritten Rules", led by two experts in intercultural communication Helena and Lubica who will take you on a virtual Tour de Slovakia through its history and culture.

Our two experts in intercultural communication Helena and Lubica will take you on a virtual Tour de Slovakia through its history and culture. With the help of ethnography, we will explore what it means to be Slovak. You will find out how we can compare historical social networks and current ones, what is a rule of thumb for a visitor, or why you could be addressed Auntie and Uncle instead of Mrs. and Mr.:)

You will find out:

• how we can compare historical social networks and current ones
• what is a rule of thumb for a visitor
• why you could be addressed Auntie and Uncle instead of Mrs. and Mr.
• how to make friends with Slovaks
• what are the common misunderstandings
• how to navigate through your daily life in Slovakia as a non-Slovak person

SPEAKERS:

• Helena Tuzinska, Comenius University

Helena Tužinská is an Associate Professor at the Comenius University in Bratislava. She carried out ethnographic research in refugee camps and asylum courts in Slovakia. In cooperation with non-governmental organizations she facilitated trainings in intercultural communication for various actors in the migration field.

• Lubica Volanska, Slovak Academy of Sciences

Ľubica Voľanská is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. In a long-term perspective, she is dealing with historical anthropology, ethnological/anthropological research of intangible cultural heritage, intergenerational relations, kinship and family, old age, and (auto) biographical research.

Registration:
https://www.euraxess.sk/en/main/news-a-events/online-workshop-understanding-slovaks-unwritten-rules