Jan Culík
Encyclopedia
Jan Čulík is an independent Czech journalist
and academic. He is the founder and editor of the independent Czech Internet
daily Britské listy
since 1996.
and English studies
at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
(1977, PhDr 1978.) In the 1980s, he worked as a television producer
in the United Kingdom
, making films for Channel 4
Television. He also cooperated with a number of Czech dissident
organisations in the West, helping to disseminate information about communist oppression in Czechoslovakia
. Beginning in 1989, Čulík worked as an investigative journalist for the Czech service of Radio Free Europe
.
, Scotland
, and the author of several publications in this field, including the first detailed study of Czech emigré
literature, Books behind the Fence: Czech Literature in Émigré Publishing Houses 1971-1989, and a series of works comprising selections of articles from Britské Listy: Jak Češi Myslí (How Czechs Think), Jak Češi Jednají (How Czechs Act) and V Hlavních zprávách: Televize (On the Main News: Television). In November 2007, he published an extensive monograph dealing with post-communist Czech cinema
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and academic. He is the founder and editor of the independent Czech Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
daily Britské listy
Britské listy
Britské listy is a Czech-language cultural and political internet daily. It is published by a reader-financed NGO Britske Listy o.s. based in Prague....
since 1996.
Background
Čulík is a graduate of Czech studiesCzech studies
Czech studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates Czech language and literature in both its historic and present-day forms...
and English studies
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
(1977, PhDr 1978.) In the 1980s, he worked as a television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, making films for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
Television. He also cooperated with a number of Czech dissident
Dissident
A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. When dissidents unite for a common cause they often effect a dissident movement....
organisations in the West, helping to disseminate information about communist oppression in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. Beginning in 1989, Čulík worked as an investigative journalist for the Czech service of Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...
.
Recent activity
Čulík is now Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies at the University of GlasgowUniversity of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and the author of several publications in this field, including the first detailed study of Czech emigré
Émigré
Émigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out", but often carries a connotation of politico-social self-exile....
literature, Books behind the Fence: Czech Literature in Émigré Publishing Houses 1971-1989, and a series of works comprising selections of articles from Britské Listy: Jak Češi Myslí (How Czechs Think), Jak Češi Jednají (How Czechs Act) and V Hlavních zprávách: Televize (On the Main News: Television). In November 2007, he published an extensive monograph dealing with post-communist Czech cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
.