Veronika Čapská

Veronika Čapská is a Research Fellow at the Department of Comeniology and Intellectual History of the Early Modern Age, Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (since 2021) and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University (since 2017). Her academic trajectory includes significant international experience as a Visiting Fellow at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge (2018-2019) and the European University Institute in Florence (2012, 2014).

Education includes:

• Habilitation in Humanities, Charles University (2017)
• Ph.D. in Historical Anthropology, Charles University (2009)
• Mgr. in History and English Philology, Palacký University (2002)
• OSI Scholarship at Randolph-Macon Women's College, USA (1998-1999)

Her research explores cultural exchanges in early modern Central Europe through interdisciplinary lenses, focusing on:

• Migration and diaspora networks
• Gender and women's agency
• Textual practices and translation history
• Religious transformations
• Gift economies and material culture

Her publications demonstrate sustained focus on transcultural processes, particularly analyzing how women facilitated knowledge transfer through migration, textual production, and religious practices across 16th-18th century Central Europe.

Awards and honors:

• Certificate in Polish Language and Culture, Warsaw University (2020)
• Vzdělávací Nadace Jana Husa junior researcher award (2009)
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts internship scholarship (1999)

She leads significant international collaborations including:

• COST Action CA19112 'Women on the Move' (Working Group Leader)
• AHRC grant 'Connected Central European Worlds' (Advisory Committee)
• GAČR research projects on cultural exchange mechanisms

She established the bilingual journal Dějiny – Teorie – Kritika / History – Theory – Criticism and organizes international workshops on migration history and cultural transfer.