My specialization is Dutch literature in the period 1750-1850.

Education

• PhD in Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1997, with the title:
  Ellen Krol, De smaak der natie, opvattingen over huiselijkheid in de Noord-Nederlandse poëzie van 1800-1840. Hilversum (Verloren) 1997. Doctoral thesis. University of Amsterdam. 380 pp. [The taste of the nation, concepts of ‘homeliness’ and the reception of Dutch poetry from 1800 till 1840]
• Habilitation in Prague, Charles University (CZ) 2008:
  Ellen Krol, Er was niets dat niet veranderde.
Not published. Praag 2008. Habilitation, Charles University. 186 pp. [Compilation of articles on Dutch literature and the French Period in Holland].

Current work

• Special project: Dutch literature and the French revolution. (articles, papers).
• Initiator of annual Prague Perspectives, Colloquia of the Dutch department of the Charles University from 2002 until today.
• Supervisor of 3 PhD Students:
  • Mgr. Lucie Sedlačková: On Globalisation in the Dutch novel 1980-2010.
    Promotion on the 14th of December 2011
  • Mgr. Anna Rážová: Gender and the representation of manliness and femininity in the work of Louis Couperus.
  • Drs. Albert Gielen: ‘Doubly Gifted’, on writers/painters.

Bibliography

Curriculum vitae and a list of publications (PDF, last update: 03/2013)