Academic Journal Litteraria Pragensia Published a Special Issue on Performing Identities in a Mediatised Age

The issue of the journal (Volume 35, no. 70, 2025) explores the concept of performativity in relation to a range of media, beginning with the power of dramatic speech and settings and moving on to the performative power of the camera in feminist film and the stereotyping of cultural identities and their conflicts in commercial television dramas. The issue of the journal is editted by Prof Martin Procházka and Prof Ondřej Pilný from the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at CU FA.

The research focused on the internet deals with the problems of “protocological management” and the effects of algorithms, profiling, or “recommendation engines,” and their significant influence on the control of individuals and societies. The issue also discusses the operations of AI in theatre, intercultural studies, and recent works of fiction. Finally, the argument returns to an exploration of the power of poetic language which generates resilience capable of overcoming a spiritual and existential crisis.