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Curriculum Vitae

Person-Related Identification Information
  • Mgr. Kryštof Trávníček, born on the 28th of June 1978 in Brno
Department
  • Department for the Study of Religions Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
    Arna Nováka 1, 602 00 Brno
    Czech Republic, Europe
    e-mail: krystof.etnoreligio@mail.muni.cz, 75382@mail. muni.cz, krystof-etnoreligio@centrum.cz, etnoreligio@centrum.cz
Employment - Position
  • Internal doctoral student
Education and Academic Qualifications
  • 2007 –: Doctoral Studies of Religions at the Department for the Study of Religions, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno (with Doctoral Thesis Titled „Myth and Ritual of Tibetan Buddhism: Metamorphoses of the Cham Ritual in Connection with Historical and Recent Socio-Cultural Matters“)
  • 2005 – 2007: Mgr., Study of Religions – Ethnological Studies; Master Diploma Thesis Titled "Past and Present of Buddhistic Cham Dances" (88 p.); Master Thesis Titled " Architecture Development of a Homestead in a Forest Clearing Farminf Region in Moravian Wallachia in the Village of Francova Lhota – Bechov in the Socio-Cultural Context" (197 p.); Department for the Study of Religions and Department of European Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno
  • 2006 –: Supplementary Pedagogical Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno
  • 2004: Nautical (Coastal) Radio Operator; Traffic Department of Czech Republic
  • 2003: course – Methods of Ethnological Research, CEP (Civic Education Project) Certificate; (garant Mgr. Eva Abramuszkinová Pavlíková, M.A.); Department of European Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno
  • 2002 – 2005: Bc., Study of Religions – Ethnological Studies; Bachelor Diploma Thesis Titled "Cham – Religious Tantric Dances of the Tibetan Buddhism" (83 p.); Bachelor Thesis Titled " Architekture Development of a Homestead in a Forest Clearing Farming Region in Moravian Wallachia - Farmhouse No. 49 in the Village of Francova Lhota/Bechov - in the Social, Economic, Juridical and Cultural Context" (88 p.); Department for the Study of Religions and Department of European Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno
  • 2002: Seminar of Ethnology; Department of European Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno
  • 1999: Yacht Master Coastal Certificate C; C – 01512 by Law N. 61/2000 Coastal Nautical; Validity to 12.7. 2009); Traffic Department of Czech Republic
  • 1996 – 1997: Language Institute – english language; Lingua Centrum, Anenská 10, Brno, Europe, Czech Republic
  • 1992 – 1996: American-Russian Eko Secondary School; Labská 27; Brno, Europe, Czech Republic
Employment
  • 2006 - 2009 (January): Worker and co-founder of International Non-Goverment Organization: United World of Indigenous Peoples/UWIP (18.8. 2006, ičo: 75086115) – www.uwip.org; Councillor of UWIP
  • 2002 - 2009: Businessman
Teaching Activities
  • RLB70 Buddhism in Ladakh (lecturer)
  • RLB240 Ritual Dances of Tibetan Buddhism (lecturer)
  • RLA10 Buddhism I (deputy)
  • RLKA10 Buddhism I (assistant)
  • RLKA11 Buddhism II (assistant)
  • RLB311 Proseminar for Buddhism II (assistant)
  • RLB53 Tibetan Buddhism (assistant)
  • RLB87 Eschatology in a Perspective of the Study of Religions
Scientific and Research Activities - Projects
  • Tibetan Buddhism
  • Tibetan Language
  • Tibetan Buddhism of Western Himalaya
  • Religions of Northern India
  • Religious Rituals and Festivals of Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism
  • Buddhism in Nepal
  • Buddhism of Gandhara and Uddiyana in Pakistan
  • New Religious Movements
  • Hindu Nationalism
  • Study of Religious Chemistry – Pharmacology, Chemistry and Drugs in the Religions of the World
  • Audio-Visual Study of Religions
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  • Projects
  • 2009-2010: Research Project "Cataloguing of Three Dimensional Objects of Buddhistic Iconography: Masks and Gods (of Cham Tibetan Rituals) in a Discursus of Ethnography and Study of Religions" (F0093-0387), Grant Programme of the Rector of Masaryk University for Students Researching Activities
  • 2009: Study Programme of the Dean of Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University - Support of Active Participation of the Students on International Conferences: 14th Colloquium of the International Association for Ladakh Studies, Leh - Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India (16th. - 19th. July 2009)
  • 2009: Specific Research Grant "Acculturation and Innovation in Tibetan Buddhism: A Study of Contemporary Indian (Ladakhi) Cham Rituals in the Global World" (0386) of Internal Grant Found of the Dean of Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
  • 2008: Research Project and Short Term Academic Attachment in India, Nepal and Pakistan; Study Programme "Free Mover 2008" of Ministry of Education of Czech Republic (26. 1. - 14. 7. 2008)
  • 2007: Participation on Student Academic Conference (SVK) - "Cham: the Image of the Tibetan Religious Dances in Euroamerican Cultural Area"; Department for the Study of Religions, MU, Brno 31. 3. 2007)
  • 2007: Expert Adviser and Co-author of Exhibition "Western Tibet, Ladakh"; (cooperate with National (Monumental) Institute for Cultural Heritage and with Civic Society Malý Tibet/ProTibet; 7.3.-7.4. 2007; Gallery Sklepení, Náměstí Svobody 8, Brno, Czech Republic)
  • 2006: Scientific Project/Study Travel Grant "Empirical Field Research in the North India – Ladakh (Religious Tantric Cham Dances of Tibetan Buddhism; 18. 7. - 2. 10. 2006)"; Foundation Czech Literarture Found (Nadace Český literární fond se sídlem v Praze 2, Pod Nuselskými schody 3); financial support of the project by United World of Indigenous Peoples/UWIP
Internship
  • 2008: Research Project and Short Term Academic Attachment in Indian Dharamsala (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives - LTWA, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala - 176215, Himachal Pradesh, India; LTWA autonomous body under direct supervision of H. H. Dalai Lama, registered with the Government of India under the Registration of Societies Act of 1960, recognised by Himachal Pradesh University as a Centre for Research in 1991, accorded status of National Library, Archives and Museum by Tibetan Parliment-in-Exile in 1996; Tibetan Languege Courses: Intermediate, Advanced, Experimental); Study Programme "Free Mover 2008" under patronage of Ministry of Education of Czech Republic (1. 3. - 14. 6. 2008)
University Activities
  • 2009-: Member of International Association for Ladakh Studies
  • 2008-: Member of Czech Association for the Study of Religions
  • 2007-: Member of Editorial Committee of the "Sacra" Journal (Sacra, Student Academic Journal of the Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, ISSN 1214-5351)
Activities Outside University
  • 2009: Lecture - "Religions in India, Nepal and Pakistan" (lecture for Secondary School - Cyrilometodějské gymnázium a střední odborná škola pedagogická Brno, Lerchova 63 Brno; 6. 5. 2009)
  • 2009: Lecture - "Religions in India" (Lectures Week in Museum of Třebíč, 31. 3. 2009)
  • 2008: Academic Conslultant, Cham Specialist and Speaker of the Project: "Week of the Tibetan Culture and Cham Dances: Monks from Tashilhünpo in Prag" (Prag, Czech Republic, 20. - 25. 10. 2008)
  • 2007: Lecture - "Gods with Masks: cham dances of the Tibetan Buddhism; (part of the project ,Festival of Diversity, organised by Člověk v tísni, House of Arts in Opava, Pekařská street No. 12; 8. 11. 2007)
  • 2007: Lecture - "Western Interpretations of the Tibetan (Cham) Ritual"; (Garant: Mgr. Jana Rozehnal, Ph.D., Course: Western intepretations of the Tibetan Buddhism; Department for the Study of Religions, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno; 25. 10. 2007)
  • 2007: Lecture – "India Today"; (lecture for Secondary School - Cyrilometodějské gymnázium a střední odborná škola pedagogická Brno, Lerchova 63 Brno; 8. 3. 2007)
  • 2007: Member of Preparatory Committee for Founding a Civic Association – Society for Study of Religious Dances/SSRED (proces of registration in the Home Office of Czech Republic)
  • 2007: Lecture Cycle (part of the Festival ,Nepalesse Days,) – "Technology of Making of the Buddhistic Cham Masks"; "Cham – Religious Buddhistic Dances"; "Gods Dancing with Masks"; (Garant Czech-Nepalesse Association and Technical Engineer Museum in Brno; 21. 1.; 28. 1. a 4. 2. 2007)
  • 2006 - 2007: Lecture, Translation Activities etc. for Czech-Nepalesse Association (Garant PhDr. Taťána Slavíková a Česko-nepálská společnost: IČO 26605279; 12. 11. 2006 – 30. 2. 2007)
  • 2006: : Co-founder of International Non-Goverment Organization: United World of Indigenous Peoples/UWIP (18.8. 2006, ičo: 75086115) – www.uwip.org; Councillor of UWIP
  • 2006: Lecture – "About Foundraising and Grants for Students, About Czech Literature Found etc."; (Garant doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc., Course: Projects and Grants for Religionists); Department for the Study of Religions, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno (27. 4. 2006)
  • 2005: Lecture Cycle – "Tantric Ritual Dances of Tibetan Buddhism like a Religious Pilgrimage II."; (Garant Mgr. Eva Lánská, Course: Phenomenon of the Religious Pilgrimage); Department of European Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic (24. 10. 2005)
  • 2005: Lecture Cycle – "Tantric Ritual Dances of Tibetan Buddhism like a Religious Pilgrimage I."; (Garant Mgr. Eva Lánská, Course: Phenomenon of the Religious Pilgrimage); Department of European Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic (15. 5. 2005)
  • 2004: Lecture – "Travelling in India"; Club Fleda, Brno, Czech Republic; (21. 11. 2004)
  • 2004: Expedition to Northern India (Himachalpradesh, Jammu a Kashmir: Ladakh) – Field Research and Collected AudioVisual Material for Future Courses and Educational Activities: Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism (Garant doc. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. - Department for the Study of Religions, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno; 10. 7. – 12. 8. 2004)
Participation on Academic Conferences and Colloquiums
  • 2009: Participation on IIIth Conference of Cultural and Social Anthropology of the Eastern Asia - Jokers in Asian Folklore with a Paper "Role of Jokers in Cham Ritual Dances of Tibetan Buddhism: Hashangs, Hatuks, Acaras, Gerontes and Zoomorphes" (Department of the Asiatic Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic, 18. - 19. 3. 2009)
  • 2009: Participation on IXth Oriental Colloquium Orientalia Antiqua Nova with a Paper "Ritual (Cham) Dances of Tibetan Buddhism and Western Public" (Center for Near East Studies of Department of the Anthropological and Historical Science, Faculty of Arts, Western Czech University in Plzeň, Czech Republic, 26. - 27. 2. 2009)
  • 2008: Special Conference of the International Association for the History of Religions/The 8th Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions: Time of Decline, Time of Hope (Scientific, Cultural and Political Engagement of the Study of Religions) - Paper: "Cham: Are There Any Transformatory Processes of the Tibetan Religious Dances under the Influence of Western Contacts?"; Department for the Study of Religions/Faculty of Arts/Masaryk University/Brno, 7. - 11. 9. 2008
  • 2008: Interview for Television Reporting/News Service of Czech Television ČT24 from Indian Dharamsala: "Situation in Tibetan Exile in March 2008"; (News ČT24, 27.3. 2008)
Major Publications
  • TRÁVNÍČEK, Kryštof. Možnosti buddhologického studia v indické Dharamsále (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives) (Possibilities of Buddhologic Study in Indian Dharamsala (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives)). Sacra. Brno, 2008, roč. VI., 01/2008, p. 71-79. ISSN 1214-5351. info
  • TRÁVNÍČEK, Kryštof. Cham: Are There Any Transformatory Processes of the Tibetan Religious Dances under the Influence of Western Contacts? In The 8th Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions: Time of Decline, Time of Hope. 2008. URL info
  • TRÁVNÍČEK, Kryštof. Trojrozměrná periodicky kinetická ikonografie tibetského buddhismu: čhamové rituály vně Tibetu. Sacra. Brno, 2008, roč. VII, 02/2008, p. 5-32. ISSN 1214-5351. info
  • TRÁVNÍČEK, Kryštof. Tři náboženství, dvě roční období a jeden student aneb zápisky a zamyšlení ze studijního pobytu v západním Himálaji (Three religions, two seasons and one student or diary from study in western Himalaya). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 1 pp. ISSN 1801-0806. Článek pro měsíčník Masarykovy univerzity ze studijně badatelského pobytu v buddhistické Indii, muslimském Pákistánu a hinduistickém Nepálu info
  • TRÁVNÍČEK, Kryštof. Čham : několik pohledů na religiózní tantrické tance tibetského buddhismu (Cham : several views to religious tantric dances of the tibetan buddhism). Sacra aneb Rukověť religionisty. Brno: Občanské sdružení Sacra, 2005, roč. 3, No 02, p. 32-57. ISSN 1214-5351. URL info

2010/02/13

Curriculum Vitae: Mgr. Kryštof Trávníček (učo 75382), version: English(1), last update: 2010/02/13 22:43, K. Trávníček

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