Vít Šisler
is an Associate Professor of New Media Studies at the Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship at Charles University’s Faculty of Arts in Prague. He was a visiting Fulbright scholar at the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies at Northwestern University during 2008-2009.
His research addresses critical approaches to the intersection of culture and digital media; namely the internet, social media, video games, the networked public sphere, and online communities. Vit Sisler has published extensively on issues related to media, communications and digital culture. His work has appeared, for example, in Communication Yearbook; European Journal of Cultural Studies; Information, Communication & Society; Global Media Journal; Multimedia Systems; Lecture Notes in Computer Science and the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication.
Vit Sisler has on numerous occasions spoken as a guest lecturer at leading US and European universities, including Georgetown University, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and New York University. He is editor-in-chief of CyberOrient, a peer-reviewed journal of the virtual Middle East published by the American Anthropological Association and member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture.
His research addresses critical approaches to the intersection of culture and digital media; namely the internet, social media, video games, the networked public sphere, and online communities. Vit Sisler has published extensively on issues related to media, communications and digital culture. His work has appeared, for example, in Communication Yearbook; European Journal of Cultural Studies; Information, Communication & Society; Global Media Journal; Multimedia Systems; Lecture Notes in Computer Science and the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication.
Vit Sisler has on numerous occasions spoken as a guest lecturer at leading US and European universities, including Georgetown University, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and New York University. He is editor-in-chief of CyberOrient, a peer-reviewed journal of the virtual Middle East published by the American Anthropological Association and member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture.
University Address
New Media Studies
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship
Faculty of Arts, Charles University
nam. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague 1
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship
Faculty of Arts, Charles University
nam. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague 1
Biography
Charles University, Faculty of Arts.
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship.
Associate Professor (2023 - )
Charles University, Faculty of Arts.
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship.
Assistant Professor (2011 - 2023)
Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Institut of Communication Studies and Journalism.
Research Associate (2022 - 2023)
Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
Department of Software and Computer Science Education.
Research Associate (2012 - 2014)
Northwestern University, Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies.
Visiting Fulbright Scholar (2008 - 2009)
The American University in Cairo, Middle East Studies Center.
Visiting Research Fellow (2007 - 2008)
Charles University, Faculty of Arts. Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship.
PhD in Information Science (2005 – 2011)
Charles University, Faculty of Arts. Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies.
MA in Arabic and History and Culture of the Near East (2002 – 2011)
Charles University, Faculty of Law.
MA in Law and Legal Science (1997 – 2003)
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship.
Associate Professor (2023 - )
Charles University, Faculty of Arts.
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship.
Assistant Professor (2011 - 2023)
Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Institut of Communication Studies and Journalism.
Research Associate (2022 - 2023)
Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
Department of Software and Computer Science Education.
Research Associate (2012 - 2014)
Northwestern University, Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies.
Visiting Fulbright Scholar (2008 - 2009)
The American University in Cairo, Middle East Studies Center.
Visiting Research Fellow (2007 - 2008)
Charles University, Faculty of Arts. Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship.
PhD in Information Science (2005 – 2011)
Charles University, Faculty of Arts. Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies.
MA in Arabic and History and Culture of the Near East (2002 – 2011)
Charles University, Faculty of Law.
MA in Law and Legal Science (1997 – 2003)
Other
Member of the Board of Reviewers of Game Studies, an international journal of computer game research
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
Member of the Editorial Board of Gamevironments, an international journal on gaming and religion
Member of the International Advisory Council of the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)
Member of the Steering Committee of Central and Eastern European Game Studies (CEEGS)
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Cyberspace International Conference
Associate Editor of CyberOrient, a peer reviewed journal of the virtual Middle East
Member of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Member of the research and development group Artificial Minds for Intelligent Systems (AMIS) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague
Member of the research group Engaging Conflicts in a Digital Era (ENCODE) at the UiT Tromso University
Member of the Common Law Society at the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague (2001-2003)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
Member of the Editorial Board of Gamevironments, an international journal on gaming and religion
Member of the International Advisory Council of the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)
Member of the Steering Committee of Central and Eastern European Game Studies (CEEGS)
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Cyberspace International Conference
Associate Editor of CyberOrient, a peer reviewed journal of the virtual Middle East
Member of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Member of the research and development group Artificial Minds for Intelligent Systems (AMIS) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague
Member of the research group Engaging Conflicts in a Digital Era (ENCODE) at the UiT Tromso University
Member of the Common Law Society at the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague (2001-2003)