Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
 doc. Mgr. Attila Kovács, PhD.
Faculty:
FiF - Faculty of Arts

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Kovács
I.2 - Name
Attila
I.3 - Degrees
Doc., Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1973
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of comparative religion - Comenius University Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava 1, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
Associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
attila.kovacs@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4000?do=filterForm-submit&name=Attila&surname=Kov%C3%A1cs&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
historical sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4394-3119

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
II.b - Year
1999
II.c - Study field and programme
academic stury of religions
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
II.b - Year
1998
II.c - Study field and programme
history - hungarian language and literature
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
study of religions
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
ethnology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
assistent Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia 2001-2011
associated professor Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia 2011-

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Intense 10 -month Arabic language course Language centre - University of Jordan, Amman (Jordan) 1997-1998
Zertifikat Deutsch Geothe Institute 2001
Academic Skills seminar Civic Education Project Central Europe 2004

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Introduction to Christianity study of religions I. historical sciences
Introduction to Islam study of religions I. Historical sciences
Religious fundamentalism study of religions II. historical sciences
Propedeutical seminary study of religions I. historical sciences
Historical Antropology World cultures and religions III. historical sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Study of religions I. historical sciences
Study of religions II. historical sciences
World cultures and religions - internal III. Historical sciences
World cultures and religions - external III. Hstorical sciences
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
4
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Jerusalem I History and context study of religions I. historical sciences
Jerusalem II Religions and communities study of religions I. historical sciences
Excursion study of religions I. historical sciences
From the drums to texhno - music in the religions of the World study of religions I. historical sciences
From the shamanic drums to texhno - music in the religions of the World study of religions II. historical sciences
Seminar to the bachelor thesis 1 study of religions I. historical sciences
Seminary to the diploma thesis 1 study of religions II. historical science
Annual paper study of religions I. historical science
Death, sacrifice and cannibalism in the religions of the World study of religions I. historical science
The afterlife in the religions of the World study of religions II. historical science
Fieldwork study of religions I. historical science
Fieldwork II study of religions I. historical science
Seminary to the diploma thesis 2 study of religions II. historical science
Seminar to the bachelor thesis 2 study of religions I. historical science

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
137
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
28
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
116
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
61
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
23
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
17
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
6
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Kovács, Attila: „The "New Jihadists" and the visual turn from al-Qa´ida to ISIL/ISIS/Da´ish”, Biztpol affairs. - Roč. 2, č. 3 (2014), s. 47-69.

2

Kovács, Attila: "Martyrdom and visual representations of the Palestinian Islamic movements." Studia orientalia Slovaca. Roč. 9, č. 2 (2010), s. 175-183 (+ 20 obr.)

3

Kovács, Attila: „Visual representation, propaganda and cyberspace the case of the Palestinian Islamist movements”, Cyber orient [elektronický zdroj]. - Roč. 9, č. 1 (2015), nestr. [28 s.] [online]

4

Kovács, Attila: Alláhovi bojovníci: vizuálna kultúra islámskeho radikalizmu. Bratislava: Chronos, 2009.

5

Kovács, Attila: "Mezi brutalitou a patosem : analýza mediální propagandy Islámského státu" In: Islámský stát: Blízký východ na konci časů. Praha : Academia, 2016. - s. 138-179.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Kovács, Attila: "Minority and majority representations of Jerusalem in islamist ideology" In: Kovács, Attila - Šomodiová, Katarína (eds.): Contested minorities of the Middle East and Asia. Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018. - pp. 87-128.

2

Kovács, Attila: "Doma a inde Koncepcie (e)migrácie, exilu, vlasti a cudziny v ideológii a vizuálnej reprezentácii palestínskych islamistických hnutí" In: Kovács, Attila (ed.): Náboženstvo na cestách: migrácia náboženstva a jej reprezentácie. Bratislava : Stimul, 2019. pp. 55-108

3

Kovács, Attila: „Drúzok és államiság a Közel-Keleten” In: Regio: kisebbség, kultúra, politika, társadalom. Vol. 26, No. 1 (2018), pp. 52-94

4

Kovács, Attila: Jerusalem in the context of comparative religion a selected bibliography. Bratislava: Chronos, 2022.

5

„Tiltótáblák között ellenőrzés és szabályozás a jeruzsálemi Templom-hegyen/Haramban” In: Az ereinkben forró tűz. Dunajská Streda : Vámbéry Polgári Társulás, 2022. - pp. 327-387

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Kovács, Attila: „The "New Jihadists" and the visual turn from al-Qa´ida to ISIL/ISIS/Da´ish”, Biztpol affairs. - Roč. 2, č. 3 (2014), s. 47-69. [o1] 2018 - Winkler, C. - Kareem, E.-D. - Lemieux, A. F. : Validating extremism Strategic use of authority appeals in al-Naba’ infographics. - In: Journal of argumentation in context, roč. 7, č. 1, 2018 ; s. 32 ; SCOPUS ; ESCI

2

Kovács, Attila: „The "New Jihadists" and the visual turn from al-Qa´ida to ISIL/ISIS/Da´ish”, Biztpol affairs. - Roč. 2, č. 3 (2014), s. 47-69. 2017 - Kraidy, M. M. : The projectilic image: Islamic State’s digital visual warfare and global networked affect. - In: Media, culture and society, roč. 39, č. 8, 2017 ; s. 1209 ; SCOPUS

3

Kovács, Attila: „The "New Jihadists" and the visual turn from al-Qa´ida to ISIL/ISIS/Da´ish”, Biztpol affairs. - Roč. 2, č. 3 (2014), s. 47-69. 2017 - Wignell, P. - Tan, S. - O´Halloran, K. L. : Under the shade of AK47s : a multimodal approach to violent extremist recruitment strategies for foreign fighters. - In: Critical studies on terrorism, roč. 10, č. 3, 2017 ; s. 452 ; SCOPUS

4

Kovács, Attila: „The "New Jihadists" and the visual turn from al-Qa´ida to ISIL/ISIS/Da´ish”, Biztpol affairs. - Roč. 2, č. 3 (2014), s. 47-69. 2018 - Previtali, G. : Messengers of allah : notes on martyrdom filmed in the videos of the Islamic state. - In: Lexia č. 31 - 32, 2018 ; s. 313 ; SCOPUS

5

Kovács, Attila: „The "New Jihadists" and the visual turn from al-Qa´ida to ISIL/ISIS/Da´ish”, Biztpol affairs. - Roč. 2, č. 3 (2014), s. 47-69. McCrow-Young, Ally – Mortensen, Mette: „Countering spectacles of fear: Anonymous’ meme ‘war’ against ISIS”. European Journal of Cultural Studies, roč. 24, č. 1, 2021 – SCOPUS  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/13675494211005060?journalCode=ecsa#abstract

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

CHIF - Cultural Heritage and Identities of Europe's Future (Horizont 2020) - international project of EU focuseed on the cultural knowledges of young people,

The project took place: 2018-2021, Form of participation: Section Researcher WP6 for Slovakia, http://chiefproject.eu/

2

VEGA 1/0878/17 Theories of the Islamic State. - The project was focused on solving the theories of the Islamic State from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to the operation of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS)

The project took place: 2017-2019, Form of participation: head of the project

3

VEGA 1/0642/21 Jerusalem Narratives in Current Religious Contexts. - The project aims to process and subsequently compare the narratives of Jerusalem in the main Western monotheistic religions in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The comparison will be based on three case studies in the processing of specialists in individual traditions.

The project took place: 2021-2023, Form of participation: head of the project

4

VEGA 1/0615/17 Migrations of Middle-Eastern Religious Minorities as a Scientific and Social Challenge. - The project was aimed at solving the problem of migration and suction of its resources and reasons in the Middle East and elsewhere

The project took place: 2017-2019, Form of participation: deputyhead of the project

5

Széchenyi 2020 KÖFOP-2.1.2-VEKOP-15-2016-00001 "Good government" in the Middle East - An international project led by the University of Public Service in Budapest on theories and Practice of the Government in the Middle East

The project took place: 2016-2018, Form of participation: researcher

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
president Slovak Association for the study of religions 2012-2014, 2022-
editor in chief Axis Mundi - (Bratislava) 2011-2019
menber of the editorial broad Nový Orient (Prague) 2005-
menber of the editorial broad Pantheon (Pardubice) 2012-2019
menber of the scientific board Scientific society of A. Vámbéry (Dunajská streda / Budapest) 2012-

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Moshe Dayan center of Middle Eastern and African Studies - Tel Aviv Univeristy Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6997801, Israel 04.07.2014-24.07.2014 research stay - prof. Uzi Rabi
Institute für Religionswissenschaft - Universität Wien Universität Wien | Universitätsring 1 | 1010 Wien, Austria 01.04.2008-30.04.2008; 12.10.2014-7.11.2014 CEEPUS, prof. Hans Gerald Hödl
Instytut Religioznawstwa - Uniwersytet Jagielloński Uniwersytet Jagielloński ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland CEEPUS, prof. Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska
Ústav religionistiky - FF Masarykova Universita v Brně MU FF, Arne Nováka 1, 60200 Brno, Czech republic 02.05.2009-30.05.2009; 04.04.2014-30.04.2014; 05.05.2015-30.05.2015; 02.03.2019-30.03.2019; 03.04-28.04. 2023; 01.03.-30.03.2024 CEEPUS, dr. Jana Valtrová
Vallástudomány Tanszék - Szegedi Tudományegyetem Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Szeged, Dugonics tér 13, 6720, Hungary 01.10.2005-30.10.2005; 01.10.2018-28.10.2018; 01.04.2013-30.04.2013 CEEPUS, dr. Tibor Porció
Katedra sociologie - FSS Masarykova Univerzita v Brně MU FSS Joštova 218/10, 602 00 Brno, Czech republic 01.10.2008-31.01.2009; 21.09.2009-31.01.2010; 15.09.2011.-31.01.2012; 01.10.2013-31.01.2014; 01.10.2015-31.01.2016; 18.09.2017-31.01.2018; 01.10.2022-31.01.2023; 15.09.2024-31.01.2025 external lecturer, doc. Tomáš Katrňák

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2024-09-09