doc. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Černušák, Ph.D.

Research areas

papal politics in the Bohemian lands in the early modern period; nunciature at the imperial court in the 16th and 17th centuries; preparation of critical editions of the correspondence of papal nuncios at the imperial court (1592-1628); communication in the early modern period; religion and religious orders in the early modern period with an emphasis on Moravia

Graduated programmes, schools and thesis topics, academic degrees

1990–1992, 1993–1996: Master in History – Archival Science, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Kartuziánský klášter v Dolanech. Centrum moderních myšlenkových proudů 14. Století / Carthusian monastery in Dolany. The centre of modern thought in the 14th century

1993–1998: Master in Theology, Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc

1996–2000: Ph.D. in Czech and Czechoslovak History, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, thesis title: Dominikánský řád v českých zemích v období do husitských válek / The Dominican Order in the Bohemian Lands in the Period up to the Hussite Wars

2010: Rigorosum proceedings (PhDr.) in History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, thesis title: Proměny řeholního života na Moravě od pozdního středověku do doby moderní / Changes in Religious Life in Moravia from the Late Middle Ages to the Modern Era

2020: Habilitation Procedure (doc.), Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc, thesis title: Papežská nunciatura u dvora císaře Rudolfa II. Diplomacie ve službě církvi v době protireformace / Papal Nunciature at the Imperial Court of Rudolf II. Diplomatic Service for the Church in the Time of Counter-Reformation

International grants and projects

2021–2024: Geopolityczna specyfika potrydenckich nuncjatur apostolskich (1562–1605) – studium prozopograficzno-porównawcze / The geopolitical character of the post-Tridentine apostolic nunciatures (1562–1605) – a prosopographical and comparative study, beneficiary: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, team member

Domestic grants and major projects

2011–2012: Edice korespondence papežského nuncia u císařského dvora v Praze Antonia Caetaniho (září 1608 – červen 1609) / Edition of the Correspondence of the Papal Nuncio at the Imperial Court in Prague Antonio Caetani (September 1608 – June 1609), Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. P405/11/0625, beneficiary: Tomáš Černušák, Principal Investigator

2013–2016: Edice korespondence papežského nuncia u císařského dvora v Praze Antonia Caetaniho – závěrečný svazek (červenec 1609 – leden 1611) / Edition of the Correspondence of the Papal Nuncio at the Imperial Court in Prague Antonio Caetani - the Final Volume (July 1609 – January 1611), Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. 13-08362S, beneficiary: Tomáš Černušák, Principal Investigator

2017–2019: Vztahová síť papežských nunciů a španělských vyslanců v prostředí císařského dvora na přelomu 16. a 17. století / Relational Networks of Apostolic Nuncios and Spanish Envoys in the Milieu of the Imperial Court at the Turn of the 16th and 17th Century, Czech Science Foundation, Standard Projects, reg. n. 17-06049S, beneficiary: Institute of History of the CAS, Principal Investigator

Teaching activities

Faculty of Education, Masaryk University (2004–2020)
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University (since 2015)

Membership of editorial boards

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Archival Magazine [Archivní časopis] (2012–2020) 
Member of the Editorial Board of Studia historica Brunensia
Member of the Editorial Board of History and Teaching History [Dějiny a dějepis]

Membership in domestic and foreign professional societies and scientific councils

Member of Museum and Local History Society in Brno [Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost Brno] (since 2002)
Secretary of International Centre for Archival Research (2008–2019)
Member of the Doctoral Board of the Doctoral Programme Auxiliary Historical Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University (since 2014)
Member of Advisory Board ICARuS4all – International Centre for Archival Research [Förderverein Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung] (2014–2020)
Member of the Moravian Foundation [Matice moravská] (since 2015)
Member of the Committee of the Czech Historical Institute in Rome (since 2016)
Member of the Scientific Board of the Moravian Provincial Archives (since 2016)
Member of the Council for Cooperation with Higher Education Institutions and the Preparation of the Scientific Employees of the CAS (since 2021)
Member of the Scientific Archive Council [Vědecká archivní rada] (since 2023)