František Šístek

Brief Information

Dr František Šístek holds a doctoral degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Charles University, Prague (2007), where he worked on the topic of Our Brothers in the South: The Image of Montenegro and the Montenegrins in Czech Society, 1830-2006. He received his MA degree from the Faculty of History, entral European University, Budapest (2001), and complemented his studies with an interest in literature and poetry. He is the bearer of the Šrámkova Sobotka Award for Young Poetry Writers (1st prize) and Šrámkova Sobotka Award for Young Short Story Writers (1st prize) for 1998 and 1999, respectively. is Černá Hora /Montenegro – A Short History (Praha: Libri, 2007) was granted the Miroslav Ivanov Award for Non-Fiction at the Prague Book Fair and riter´s Festival (April 2008).

Dr Šistek’s research experiences include analyses of Serbia and Montenegro (political affairs and organised crime) for Europe Analyse, Paris (2000-2003), research and translation for The Prague Post, Prague (2004-2005), and a researcher of modern Southeast European history, Czech – South Slavic relations, images and stereotypes of the other, Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences (2006-present).

Getting together with other fellows in Sofi a during our fi rst working session was exactly what I needed: some advice, some friendly critique, a chance to learn from others and, last but not least, a huge intake of calories in the form of delicious Bulgarian food! Now I am back in my forest again, all alone, but this time with a map ...

František Šístek