Vít Šisler
is a lecturer and a Ph.D. candidate at Charles University in Prague, where he is finishing his thesis on new media, the Internet and the production of contemporary Islamic knowledge. His research deals with the problematic of contemporary Islamic law, the relation between Islam and digital media, normative frameworks in cyberspace, and the topic of educational and political videogames. Vit Sisler was a visiting Fulbright scholar at the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies at Northwestern University in 2008-2009.
University Address
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship
Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
U Kříže 8, Praha 5, 158 00
tel.: +420 251 080 205
Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
U Kříže 8, Praha 5, 158 00
tel.: +420 251 080 205
Biography
Northwestern University, Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies.
Visiting Fulbright Scholar (2008-2009)
The American University in Cairo, Middle East Studies Center.
Research fellow (2007 - 2008)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship. (2005 – present)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Information Science. Dissertation: Islam and Islamic Law in Cyberspace.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies. (2002 – present)
Pursuing MA in Arabic and History and Culture of the Near East. Diploma: Contemporary Jurisprudence for Muslim Minorities.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law. (1997 – 2003)
MA in Law and Legal Science. Diploma: Internet and Criminality.
Visiting Fulbright Scholar (2008-2009)
The American University in Cairo, Middle East Studies Center.
Research fellow (2007 - 2008)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship. (2005 – present)
Pursuing Ph.D. in Information Science. Dissertation: Islam and Islamic Law in Cyberspace.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.
Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies. (2002 – present)
Pursuing MA in Arabic and History and Culture of the Near East. Diploma: Contemporary Jurisprudence for Muslim Minorities.
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law. (1997 – 2003)
MA in Law and Legal Science. Diploma: Internet and Criminality.
Languages
Active: Czech, English, Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Colloquial Arabic
Passive: German, Slovak, Russian, Syrian Colloquial Arabic
Passive: German, Slovak, Russian, Syrian Colloquial Arabic
Other
Founder and editor-in-chief of research project Digital Islam
Member of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Coordinator of the project "Integration of IT Tools into Education of Humanities" (financed by European Social Fund), Generation Europe Foundation (2006-2008)
External fellow and researcher in the Workgroup for Law and Information Technologies established at the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University in Brno
Member of the Common Law Society at the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (2001-2003)
Legal analyst and journalist for Parlamentní zpravodaj newspaper (2004 - 2005)
Member of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Coordinator of the project "Integration of IT Tools into Education of Humanities" (financed by European Social Fund), Generation Europe Foundation (2006-2008)
External fellow and researcher in the Workgroup for Law and Information Technologies established at the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University in Brno
Member of the Common Law Society at the Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (2001-2003)
Legal analyst and journalist for Parlamentní zpravodaj newspaper (2004 - 2005)
Vit Sisler, 2009