Martin C. Putna

Martin C. Putna in 2011.

Prof. Mgr. Martin C. Putna, Dr., (born 30 May 1968 in Písek) is a Czech literary historian, university teacher, publicist and essayist. He works at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague.

Biography and career

Putna was born in Písek, Czech Republic. Between 1986 and 1991 he studied Philology at the Charles University in Prague. Since 1992 he has worked at the Charles University. He also studied Theology at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. He was visiting scholar at the University of Regensburg.^[1]

In May 2013 he was nominated to be a professor of social and cultural anthropology,^[2] but the president of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman refused to appoint him because of Putna's involvement in Prague Gay Pride.^[3][4] He was appointed in June 2013 but the decree was presented to Putna by the Czech Minister of Education Petr Fiala in lieu of Zeman.^[5]

Academical research

In his work, Putna focuses on Czech Catholic literature and Catholic influences on Czech culture. Among his other academic interests are Late Ancient Culture, Ancient impact on European culture and Russian exile literature in the 20th century. He is also interested in the relationship between Christianity and homosexuality.^[6]

Seelected works

• ÄŒeská katolická literatura v evropském kontextu 1848-1918. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1998. 801 s. ISBN 80-7215-059-6.
• Homosexualita v dÄ›jinách české kultury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2011. 494 s., [24] s. obr. příl. Historie. ISBN 978-80-200-2000-0.
• Kniha Kraft: ein Bildungsroman. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1996. 227 s. ISBN 80-85639-73-4.
• KÅ™esÅ¥anství a homosexualita: pokusy o integraci. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2012. 161 s. ISBN 978-80-7215-434-0.
• Rusko mimo Rusko: dÄ›jiny a kultura ruské emigrace 1917-1991. Vyd. 1. Brno: Petrov, 1994. 301 s. ISBN 80-85247-53-4.
• Václav Havel: duchovní portrét v rámu české kultury 20. století. 2. vyd. Praha: Knihovna Václava Havla, 2012. 383 s. Edice Knihovny Václava Havla; sv. 3. ISBN 978-80-87490-08-2.

Notes

1. "Martin C. Putna". Czech Literature Portal. February 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
2. "Řízení pro jmenování profesorem". Retrieved 19 May 2013.
3. "Důvod Zemanovy nechuti k Putnovi? Účast na pochodu gayů". lidovky.cz (in Czech). 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
4. "Zemanovi vadí Putnova účast na Prague Pride. Chce to řešit s rektorem Univerzity Karlovy". iHNed.cz (in Czech). 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
5. Putna se dočkal profesorského dekretu, místo Zemana mu ho předal Fiala, iDNES.cz, 25. 6. 2013
6. Med, Jaroslav; Bláhová, Kateřina (16 February 2009), Martin C. Putna, retrieved 19 May 2013

External links

• Biography at the Czech Literature Portal