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1961: high-school graduation (grammar school, Prague 6, Evropská Street)
1961-1962: a sound technician in the Czechoslovak Radio, Prague, later a
surveyor´s assistant
1962 - 1967: studies at Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty, English and
Russian (1 month in 1962), English and Czech (1962-1965), English and
Philosophy (1965-1967)
1967: graduation at the Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague
(English and Philosophy). M.A. thesis title: Edgar Allan Poe´s The Fall of
the House of Usher.
1967 - 1969: two years of compulsory military service
1969 - 1975: Asssistant Lecturer at the Dept. of Languages, Charles
University´s Philosophical Faculty; the last of a series of time-limited
contracts with me was suddenly terminated at the end of June, 1975, with the
explanation that I was a „non-party-member with no perspective“. In my –
personally biased, perhaps – interpretation of the course of events, I became
the target of a Frantisek Sosna, one of the most ardent collaborationists at
the Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty in the aftermath of the
Soviet-led invasion.
1975 - 1977 teacher of English and workshop practice at a basic school with
extended language instruction, Prague
4.
1977 - 1988: teacher of English, Language School Prague, 20 Národní St.
1982: PhDr. examinations, awarded the title of PhDr.
1988 - 1990: teacher and later the Deputy Director of newly founded Language School in Prague 4.
1990 - 1997: Assistant Professor, Dept. of English and American Studies,
Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty.
1992 - 1993: Fulbright research grant, at Stanford University
1993 - 1997: head of the section of American Studies, Institute of English
and American Studies, Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty
1997 - 1999: member of the Department of Political
Science, Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty
1995 - 1999: Assistant Professor, Institute of International Studies, Charles
University´s Faculty of Social Sciences
1999 (January) appointed Associate Professor (Faculty of Social Sciences,
Charles University)
1999 (October 1) – Chair, Dept. of American Studies, Institute of International
Studies, Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences
Professional activities
member of American Political Science Association
member of the Czech and Slovak Association for American Studies
member of the European Association for American Studies
correspondent of the Center for East and Central European Constitutionalism,
University of Chicago (1991-1996)
author of expert assessments of Fulbright research grant projects for the
Fulbright Commission in the Czech and Slovak Republics (1994-)
author of expert assessments of research grant projects for the Czech Grant
Agency (1993-)
member of the Scholarly Board, South Bohemian University´s School of Education,
České Budějovice (1998-2001)
organizer, Conference on Czech-American relations Pilsen Talks,
Pilsen(1998)
member of expert commission for constitutional reform set up by the Civic
Democratic Party (1998-99)
member of the Academic Senate, Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty
(1998-99)
member of the Academic Senate (1999)
member of the Scholarly Council for modern history
(1999-)
member of the Scholarly Council for international area studies (1999-) member of the Scholarly Council of the PhD. program for
modern history, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (since 2001,
reappointed in 2003)
member of the Scholarly Council of the PhD. program for international area
studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (since 2001, reappointed
in 2003)
member of the editorial board of the Studia
Territorialia series, Acta Universitatis Carolinae (Karolinum Publishers)
(2001-)
member of the editorial board of the Mezinárodní
politika [International Policy] monthly (2001-)
Research Associate, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of
California at San Diego (since 2003)
guarantor of the M.A. program of international territorial studies at the
Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (2004-)
co-chair (with Marc Lucarelli) of the American Studies Shoptalk, April 5th
2004, at the European Association for American Studies Conference, Prague.
author of opponent´s assessment on the PhD. dissertation Researching Political Grammar submited by Josef Venc and defended
at Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty in 2004
Voluntary Activities
1992- member, Advisory Council for Social and International Affairs at the
Synodal Council of the Evangelical Church of the Church Brethren [Presbyterian]
2000- elder, the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren [Presbyterian],
Prague 6 -
Dejvice Parish
Courses taught a) B.A. level:
American Government (Institute of
Political Science, Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty, Institute of
International Studies, Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences) Introduction to American Studies South Bohemian University Ceske Budejovice History of USA Institute of English and American Studies, Charles
University´s Philosophical Faculty)
JMB512 Soudobé dějiny Severní Ameriky (Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
JMB530 Současná Severní Amerika (Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences) b) M.A. level:
Language of Politics (Institute of Political Science, Charles University´s
Philosophical Faculty) American Society since 1945 I
(Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences) American Society since 1945 II
(Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences) History of Political Philosophy I
(from pre-Socratics to the Enlightenment) Institute of Political
Science, Charles University´s Philosophical
Faculty)
History of Political Philosophy II
(19th and 20th centuries) (Institute
of Political Science,
Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty)
Founding Fathers: the Birth of
American Constitutionalism (Institute of English and American
Studies, Charles University´s Philosophical Faculty)
Jazz in Czech Culture (Charles
University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
Interpretations of American History
II (Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
USA Today I (Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
USA
Today II (Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
American Thoughts and Thinkers
(Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
JMM010 American History Documents II (Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
JMM200 Roots of American Music: Ragtime, Blues, Jazz (Charles University´s Faculty of Social Sciences)
Language Proficiency
Professional level: English, German
Good: Polish
Reading ability only: French, Russian
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