The Power of Speech. Dimensions of Verbal Violence in the Time of George of Bohemia
Public support
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
Programme
Standard projects
Call for proposals
SGA0202600001
Main participants
Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.
Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
26-22224S
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
The Power of Speech. Dimensions of Verbal Violence in the Time of George of Bohemia
Annotation in Czech
The project will focus on the analysis of verbal violence and hate speech in late medieval Central Europe. Since the 1420s, in the context of growing political uncertainty, religious disputes, the discrediting of "legitimate" claims to rule, and the increasing number of rival monarchs, the intensity of offensive and verbally aggressive political communication rose. An example of this is King George of Bohemia, who was the target of significant offensive and hateful communication. This constitutes the primary corpus of sources to be analysed in this project. To better understand this phenomenon within a broader context, the project will also examine the use of "hate speech" and verbal attacks in communication among other political actors, as well as offensive representations associated with religious, ethnic, or gender identities. The goal of the project is to collect, describe, and comprehensively analyse examples of this phenomenon in terms of form, intention, political and social context, conventions, and contemporary reflection.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
OECD FORD - main branch
60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)
OECD FORD - secondary branch
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OECD FORD - another secondary branch
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CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
AB - History
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2026
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2028
Project status
Z - Beginning multi-year project
Latest support payment
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Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP26-GA0-GA-R
Data delivery date
Apr 27, 2026
Finance
Total approved costs
4,772 thou. CZK
Public financial support
4,772 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK