Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Michal Uhrin, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Uhrin
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr./PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1991
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
michal.uhrin@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/33251?mode=full
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Ethnology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-5785

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Ethnology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant Proffessor Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava from 1. 10. 2020 - present

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
Training for working with software atlas.ti for qualitative analysis of the data Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2015
Training for working with the application MS Teams for the purpose of distance learning Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2020
Innovative methods for teaching at universities for young scholars Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava Winter semester 2021 and summer semester 2022
Predatory journals and how to avoid them Researcher Academy On Campus Certificate of Attendance - at Elsevier, on Tuesday 28 March, 2023 Presented by Paula Milewska Customer Consultant Tuesday 28 March, 2023
Challenge-based education Training Comenius University Bratislava 16th June 2023

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
Seminar for diploma thesis 2 Ethnology and cultural anthropology II. Historical Sciences
Methodological foundations of ethnographic research Ethnology Bachelor Historical Sciences
Seminar for bachelor thesis 1 Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Seminar for diploma thesis 1 Ethnology and cultural anthropology II. Historical Sciences
Seminar for bachelor thesis 2 Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Theories in ethnology cultural anthropology 1 Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Rituals in culture and society Ethnology I. Historical Sciences
Theories in ethnology cultural anthropology 2 Ethnology II. Historical Sciences
Foundations of evolutionary anthropology Ethnology and cultural anthropology II. 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
Ethnology I. Historical sciences
Ethnology and cultural anthropology II. Historical 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)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
5
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
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
Cultural anthropology Central european studies I. Cultural and Area Studies
Ethnology for non ethnologists All Bc. & Mgr. programs I. & II. All Ba. & Ma. programs
Cultural anthropology and ethnology of education Pedagogy and andragogy I. & II. Pedagogy and andragogy
Death and burial in a cultural context All Bc. & Mgr. programs I. & II. All Bc. & Mgr. programs

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
93
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
76
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
16
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
39
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
39
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
11
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
11
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
6
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Uhrin, M. (2020). Victor Turner’s theory of symbols: the symbolism of a religious site and object in a rural environment in eastern Slovakia. Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe. – Roč. 13, č. 1., s. 21-41.

2

Uhrin, M., Horák, M. (2023). One Village, One Family: Social Cohesion in Rural Slovakia. Český Lid. – Roč. 110, č. 4. (2023), s. 429-450.

3

Bužeková, T., Uhrin, M. (2020). The collective remembering of the religious changes in Eastern Slovakia. Kultúrne dejiny. – Roč. 11, č. 1. (2020), s. 56-76. 

4

Uhrin, M. (2022). Kooperácia, príbuzenstvo a susedstvo v súčasnom rurálnom prostredí na Slovensku. Národopisný věstník. – Roč. 81, č. 2. (2022), 52.74.

5

Uhrin, M., Bužeková, T. (2022). The Role of Subtle Signals Linked to Religious Rituals in the Evaluation of Newcomers by a Village Community. Slovenský Národopis. – Roč. 70, č. 2. (2022), 210-227. 

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

Uhrin, M. (2020). Victor Turner’s theory of symbols: the symbolism of a religious site and object in a rural environment in eastern Slovakia. Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe. – Roč. 13, č. 1., s. 21-41. 

2

 Uhrin, M., Horák, M. (2023). One Village, One Family: Social Cohesion in Rural Slovakia. Český Lid. – Roč. 110, č. 4. (2023), s. 429-450.

3

Bužeková, T., Uhrin, M. (2020). The collective remembering of the religious changes in Eastern Slovakia. Kultúrne dejiny. – Roč. 11, č. 1. (2020), s. 56-76.

4

Uhrin, M. (2022). Kooperácia, príbuzenstvo a susedstvo v súčasnom rurálnom prostredí na Slovensku. Národopisný věstník. – Roč. 81, č. 2. (2022), 52.74. 

5

Uhrin, M., Bužeková, T. (2022). The Role of Subtle Signals Linked to Religious Rituals in the Evaluation of Newcomers by a Village Community. Slovenský Národopis. – Roč. 70, č. 2. (2022), 210-227. 

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

Bužeková, T., Uhrin, M. (2020). The collective remembering of the religious changes in Eastern Slovakia. Kultúrne dejiny. – Roč. 11, č. 1. (2020), s. 56-76. (cit)

Ohlasy (4):

2024 [02/20] / SVK - Lešková, Dominika. The creation of collective memory and identity of the local community in m Lower Spiš (unterzips) [elektronický dokument] In: Ethnologia Slovaca et Slavica. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2024, s. 29-52 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISBN 978-80-223-5920-7. ISBN (online) 978-80-223-5921-4. ISSN 1335-4116. ISSN (online) 2989-3399, s. 49

2023 [02/20] / IDN - Apipudin, A. - Iskandar, Rudi - Zaya, Amer Shebl. Class Management In An Effort To Improve The Effectiveness Of The Teaching Process Of Islamic Religious Education At Vocational School Of Padindi West Jakarta [elektronický dokument] In: Sinergi International Journal of Islamic Studies. Jakarta: Yayasan Sinergi Kawula Muda, 2023, Roč. 1, č. 1, s. 11-18 [online]. ISSN (online) 2988-7445, s. 17

2020 [04/12] / SVK - Kusá, Zuzana. Pamäťový azyl a emócie [elektronický dokument]: rok 1968 v listoch na výzvu Spoločné poznania In: Etnologické rozpravy. Bratislava: Národopisná spoločnosť Slovenska, 2020, Roč. 27, č. 1, s. 7-29 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1335-5074. ISSN (online) 2729-9759, s. 27

2020 [04/12] / SVK - Lešková, Dominika - Uhrin, Michal. Postoje majority na Slovensku k rómskej menšine [elektronický dokument] In: Etnologické rozpravy. Bratislava: Národopisná spoločnosť Slovenska, 2020, Roč. 27, č. 1, s. 71-92 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1335-5074. ISSN (online) 2729-9759, s. 89

2

Uhrin, M. (2020). Victor Turner’s theory of symbols: the symbolism of a religious site and object in a rural environment in eastern Slovakia. Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe. – Roč. 13, č. 1., s. 21-41.

2024 [02/20] / neurčené - Agustinus, Agustinus - Setyawati, Sri - Delfi, Maskota. Makna Simbolik Ritual E’eruk pada Orang Mentawai [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.31539/kaganga.v7i2.12068 In: Kaganga: Jurnal Pendidikan Sejarah dan Riset Sosial Humaniora. [s.l.]: STKIP Yayasan Abdi Pendidikan, 2024, Roč. 7, č. 2, s. 1499-1511 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 2621-119X. ISSN (online) 2598-4934, s. 1511

2024 [02/20] / IDN - Endi, Yohanes - Ranubaya, Fransesco Agnes - Watu, Christianus. Pesaguan Dayak Kanjan Serayong Custom [elektronický dokument]: The Relationship between Catholic Faith and Culture. DOI 10.20885/millah.vol23.iss2.art1 In: Millah: journal of religious studies. Ngemplak: Universitas Islam Indonesia, 2024, Roč. 23, č. 1, s. 505-550 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1412-0992. ISSN (online) 2527-922X. - OA, s. 507, 547

2024 [02/20] / IDN - Ermayanti, Ermayanti - Fajri, Rahman - Indrizal, Edi - Irwandi, Ade - Alyan, Rizka Ananda. Kampung Saribu Gonjong: Pengembangan Pariwisata Budaya di Kabupaten Limapuluh Kota [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.33087/jiubj.v24i3.5629 In: Jurnal Ilmiah Universitas Batanghari Jambi. Jambi: Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Batanghari, 2024, Roč. 24, č. 3, s. 2273-2287 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1411-8939. ISSN (online) 2549-4236, s. 2287

2022 [02/20] / PAK - Qureshi, Laraib. Ritual of lighting and burning at Bari Imam Shrine [elektronický dokument]: Diya as a dominant symbol In: Pakistan Journal of Social Research. Islamabát: Health Education Research Foundation, 2022, Roč. 4, č. 2, s. 1086-1096 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 2710-3129. ISSN (online) 2710-3137, s. 1096

2022 [02/20] / IDN - Suprianto, Bibi - Alfian, Andi - Kristanto, David. Fish in Faith [elektronický dokument]: Exploring Symbol as Survival Strategies in Christianity. DOI 10.15575/rjsalb.v6i3.15610 In: Religious: Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama dan Lintas Budaya. Bandung City: Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung, 2022, Roč. 6, č. 3, s. 293-304 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 2528-7230. ISSN (online) 2528-7249, s. 303

3

Uhrin, M., Tužinská, H. (2017). Reprezentácie sexuálnej a emocionálnej nevery: antropologická perspektíva. Populačné štúdie Slovenska 10 [elektronický zdroj]. - Bratislava : Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, 2017. - ISBN 978-80-89881-09-3. - S. 67-86 [CD-ROM].

Ohlasy (2):

2022 [02/20] / SVK - Bužeková, Tatiana. Telo ako priesečník prírody a kultúry [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.31577/EtnoRozpra.2022.29.1.01 In: Etnologické rozpravy. Bratislava: Národopisná spoločnosť Slovenska, 2022, Roč. 29, č. 1, s. 8-35 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1335-5074. ISSN (online) 2729-9759, s. 34

2019 [01/20] / SVK - Jerotijević, Danijela - Hagovská, Martina. The role of group experience in alternative spiritual gatherings [elektronický dokument] In: Human affairs: postdisciplinary humanities & social sciences quarterly. Bratislava: De Gruyter, 2019, Roč. 29, č. 1, s. 48-62 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1210-3055. ISSN (online) 1337-401X. - SCO ; WOS CC ; ESCI, s. 48 - 62

4

  Uhrin, M. (2021). Epidémie, pandémie a spoločnosť. Etnologické rozpravy. – Roč. 28, č. 1. (2021), s. 8-29.

2023 [01/20] / SVK - Kállayová, Viktória - Tužinská, Helena. Korona neexistuje! [elektronický dokument]: Humor ako komunikačná stratégia v čase krízy. DOI 10.31577/SN.2023.1.02 In: Slovenský národopis: časopis Ústavu etnológie Slovenskej akadémie vied: journal of the Institute of Ethnology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: Zeitschrift des Ethnologischen Institutes der Slowakischen Akademie der Wissenschaften: revue de l'Institut d'ethnologie de l'Académie slovaque des sciences. Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. Pracoviská SAV. Ústav etnológie, 2023, Roč. 71, č. 1, s. 11-28 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1335-1303. ISSN (online) 1339-9357. - CEEOL ; CEJSH ; ERIH PLUS ; OA ; WOS CC ; SCO ; ESCI, s. 28

2023 [01/20] / SVK - Wilsch, Martina. Spoločenskovedné reflexie krízy a návratu k bežným časom [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.31577/SN.2023.1.01 In: Slovenský národopis: časopis Ústavu etnológie Slovenskej akadémie vied: journal of the Institute of Ethnology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: Zeitschrift des Ethnologischen Institutes der Slowakischen Akademie der Wissenschaften: revue de l'Institut d'ethnologie de l'Académie slovaque des sciences. Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. Pracoviská SAV. Ústav etnológie, 2023, Roč. 71, č. 1, s. 3-10 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1335-1303. ISSN (online) 1339-9357. - WOS CC ; SCO ; ESCI, s. 9

2021 [04/12] / SVK - Bužeková, Tatiana - Dubravčák, Ján. Politizácia nebezpečenstva koronavírusu: riziko a morálka [elektronický dokument]: postoje voči vládnym opatreniam a názorom odborníkov počas prvej vlny pandémie na Slovensku In: Etnologické rozpravy. Bratislava: Národopisná spoločnosť Slovenska, 2021, Roč. 28, č. 1, s. 21-50 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1335-5074. ISSN (online) 2729-9759, s. 15

5

  Uhrin, M. (2018). Úloha náboženských expertov vo vysvetlení náboženského správania laikov. Etnologické rozpravy. - Roč. 25, č. 2 (2018), s. 40-63.   

 [n2] 2022 - Phuong, T. H. M. : Symbols in JRAI people's life-cycle rituals across Vietnam's central highlands. - In: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Arts and Humanities, roč. 9, č. 1 . - Pita Kotte : TIIKM, 2022 ; S. 70, 85

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

VEGA: 1/0203/23 - Moral Assessments of National, Ethnic and Religious Groups in Situations of Endangerment - Co-investigator

2

VEGA: 1/0724/23500 - Conspirituality. The blending of supernatural and conspiracy explanations - Co-investigator

3

ERC project DEAGENCY, № 101095729 - Research Fellow

4

APVV-22-0063 - Reproductions of religious and worldview structures in Slovakia. One hundred and fifty years of changes - Co-investigator

5

VEGA 2/0102/19 Collective rituals as an instrument of social regulation - Co-investigator

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
Member of Academic Senate of Faculty of Arts, Comenius Univerzity Faculty of Arts, Comenius University Since 2021 - Present
Editor of scientific journal Ethnological Debates Ethnographic society of Slovakia Since 2018 - Present
Member of Ethnographic society of Slovakia Ethnographic society of Slovakia Since 2018 - Present
Member of Slovak association of social anthropologists Slovak association of social anthropologists Since 2018 - Present
Editor of scientific yearbook Ethnologia Slovaca et Slavica Department of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University 2022-onwards
Member of ethical board of Czech Association for the study of Religions Czech Association for the study of Religions 2025-onwards

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)
Instytut Etnologii i Antropologii Kulturowej Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Krakov, Poľsko "ul. Gołębia 9 31-007 Kraków" March 2017 SAIA, n. o.
LEVYNA - Laboratory for experimental research of religion Veveří 470/28, 602 00 Brno, Česko April - Maj 2019 Utrecht Network Young Researcher’s Grant
Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies tř. Gen. Píky 2005/7, 613 00 Brno-Královo Pole-Černá Pole, Czechia 21-23 of September 2022 Project / Mobility OPVVV

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Winner of the competition Student Personality of Slovakia of the academic year 2017/2018 in the category Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Pedagogy.B205

Date of last update
2025-03-05