doc. PhDr. Magdaléna Pokorná, CSc.
Research Associate – Department of Modern Cultural and Social History

Research areas
Czech society in the 19th century with emphasis on the history of censorship, historical consciousness, research into the period of Bach's absolutism
Graduated programmes, schools and thesis topics, academic degrees
1980–1985: Master in History – Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Charles University
1985: Rigorosum proceedings (PhDr.), Faculty of Arts, Charles University
1986–1997: Ph.D. (CSc.), Faculty of Arts, Charles University, thesis title: Milován a sledován. Český spisovatel Prokop Chocholoušek 1819–1864 / Loved and Watched. Czech Writer Prokop Chocholoušek 1819-1864
2009–2010: Habilitation Procedure (doc.) in Czech History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, thesis title: Josef Němec. Neobyčejný muž neobyčejné ženy / Josef Němec. An Extraordinary Man of an Extraordinary Woman
Domestic grants and major projects
2010–2013: Literární cenzura v obrysech. Administrativní kontrola a regulace literární komunikace v české kultuře 19. a 20. století / Literary Censorship in Outline. Administrative Control and Regulation of Literary Communication in 19th and 20th Century Czech Culture, Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. GAP406/10/2127, beneficiary: Institute of Czech Literature of the CAS, team member
2012–2016: Korespondence Karla Havlíčka / Karel Havlíček’s Correspondence, Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. GAP406/12/0691, beneficiary: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, team member
2017–2019: Publicistika a korespondence Karla Havlíčka / Journalism and Correspondence of Karel Havlíček, Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. GA17-13671S, beneficiary: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, team member
Teaching activities
Institute of Czech History, Faculty of Arts, Charles Univerzity (since 2002)
History and History Didactics Department, Faculty of Education, Charles University (since 2018)
Membership of editorial boards
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Czech Historical Review [Český časopis historický] (since 2014)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Studies in the History of the Academy of Sciences [Práce z dějin Akademie věd] (since 2010)
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae – Historia litterarum (since 2010)
Membership in domestic and foreign professional societies and scientific councils
Member (2007–2015) and Chairwoman (2011–2015) of the Subject-Area Board of the Doctoral Programme Czech History
Significant awards
2008: Magnesia Litera in the category Publishing Feat for the book Božena Němcová. Correspondence I–IV [Božena Němcová. Korespondence I–IV] published in 2003–2007
2009: Academia Publishing House Award for the book Josef Němec. An Extraordinary Man of an Extraordinary Woman [Josef Němec. Neobyčejný muž neobyčejné ženy]