Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Person-Related Identification Information

• Assoc. Prof. Jakub Macek, Ph.D.
  * 1979, Karlovy vary, Czechoslovakia

Department

• Department of Media Studies and Journalism, Masaryk University

Employment - Position

• Associate Professor
• Guarantor of a masters degree programme in Media Studies and Journalism

Education and Academic Qualifications

• 2017: habilitation in Media Studies (Charles University)
• 2004-2011: Ph.D. in Sociology (Masaryk University)
• 2001-2004: M.A. in Media Studies (Masaryk University)
• 1997-2001: B.A. in Sociology and Media Studies and Journalism (Masaryk University)

Employment

• Since 2008 - Department of Media Studies and Journalism, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University - Associate Prof.
• 2017-2020 - Head of the Department of Media Studies and Journalism
• 2012-2018 - IVDMR - Institute for Research on Children, Youth and Family, Masaryk University - Associate Prof.
• 2007-2012 - Department of Social Sciences, Technical University of Ostrava - Assistant Prof.)

Teaching Activities

• Media and Communication Studies
• Social Theories of New Media
• Critial Media Theories
• Introduction to New Media Studies
• Qualitative Audience Research
• Cyberculture
• Media Sociology
• Sociology

Scientific and Research Activities

• Projects:

• 2019-2020 - Principal investigator of project Trust in Media in a Fragmented Media Environment: The Case of the Czech Republic

• 2018-2021 - Masaryk University coordinator of Research on the impact of existing legislation and the European Commission's Single Digital Market (DSM) strategy on the Czech audiovisual industry
• 2018-2020 - member of project Practice and moral policy of copying and downloading in the Czech Republic: Audiences, authors, producers and distributors
• 2015-2018 - work package coordinator at CATCH-EyoU - Constructing Active Citizenship with European Youth: Policies, practices, challenges and solutions (Horizon 2020 project)
• 2012-2015 - member of VITOVIN project - Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society, Institute for Research on Children, Youth and Family
• 2013-2015 - postdoctoral research project "New and old media in everyday life: media audiences at the time of transforming media uses" (Czech Science Foundation)
• 2014 - research project “Transformation of the Public and Political Participation in Context of Changing Media Technologies and Practices” financed by Masaryk University (MUNI/A/0903/2013)

• Research interests:

• Media studies & New media studies
• New media users and audiences
• Media and political and public participation
• Media and technological subcultures

Internship and stays for the purpose of study or work

• 2016/12/29 – 2017/04/28: Pennsylvania State University, State College, Fulbright Grants, USA
• 2016/10/01 – 2016/10/30: University of Vienna, Vienna, AKTION, AUT

University Activities

• Scientific board of Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University (2019-2013)
• Co-organizer of Cyberspace Conference (since 2003)

Activities Outside University

• IAICS 25th Conference 2019 – member of the organising committee
• Young People as Active EU Citizens? (1st CATCH-EyoU Conference) - 2017 (Athens), member of the Scientific Committee
• Central and Eastern European Game Studies conference - 2014 (Brno), 2015 (Krakow), member of the Program Committee
• Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference CEECOM Prague 2012, member of the Scientific Board
• Media Studies / Mediální studia (Peer-reviewed Journal), editor, member of the Editorial Board
• Iluminace (Peer-reviewed Journal), member of the Editorial Board

Major Publications

• SMEJKAL, Klára, Jakub MACEK, Lukáš SLAVÍK and Jan ŠEREK. Just a “Mouthpiece of Biased Elites?” Populist Party Sympathizers and Trust in Czech Public Service Media. The International Journal of Press/Politics. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2024, vol. 29, No 2, p. 548-569. ISSN 1940-1612. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19401612221143067. URL info
• JANSOVÁ, Iveta, Alena MACKOVÁ, Charles Michael ELAVSKY and Jakub MACEK. Beyond stealing : The determinants/motivations of Czech audiences to pay for audiovisual content. Critical Studies in Television. London: SAGE Publications, 2023, vol. 18, No 4, p. 385-404. ISSN 1749-6020. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17496020221116230. URL info
• MACKOVÁ, Alena, Sam MEJIAS and Jakub MACEK. When Facebook Is (Not) Enough : Hybridity in the Media and Political Strategies of Leftist Youth Organisations. In Shakuntala Banaji , Sam Mejias (eds.). Youth Active Citizenship in Europe : Ethnographies of Participation. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, p. 159-187. ISBN 978-3-030-35793-1. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35794-8_6. URL info
• SZCZEPANIK, Petr, Pavel ZAHRÁDKA and Jakub MACEK. Introduction : Theorizing Digital Peripheries. Online. In Szczepanik, Petr; Pavel Zahrádka; Jakub Macek; Paul Stepan. Digital Peripheries : The Online Circulation of Audiovisual Content from the Small Market Perspective. Cham: Springer Open, 2020, p. 1-31. Springer Series in Media Industries. ISBN 978-3-030-44849-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44850-9_1. chapter - open access info
• MACEK, Jakub. Uses Genres and Media Ensembles : A Conceptual Roadmap for Research of Convergent Audiences. Online. In Szczepanik, Petr; Pavel Zahrádka; Jakub Macek; Paul Stepan. Digital Peripheries : The Online Circulation of Audiovisual Content from the Small Market Perspective. Cham: Springer Open, 2020, p. 245-258. Springer Series in Media Industries. ISBN 978-3-030-44849-3. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44850-9_14. chapter - open access info
• SZCZEPANIK, Petr, Pavel ZAHRÁDKA, Jakub MACEK and Paul STEPAN. Digital Peripheries : The Online Circulation of Audiovisual Content from the Small Market Perspective. Online. Cham: Springer Open, 2020, 302 pp. Springer Series in Media Industries. ISBN 978-3-030-44850-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44850. Book - Open Access info
• MACEK, Jakub, Alena MACKOVÁ, Vassilis PAVLOPOULOS, Veronika KALMUS, Charles Michael ELAVSKY and Jan ŠEREK. Trust in alternative and professional media : The case of the youth news audiences in three European countries. European Journal of Developmental Psychology. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018, vol. 15, No 3, p. 340-354. ISSN 1740-5629. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2017.1398079. Taylor & Francis Online info
• WASCHKOVÁ CÍSAŘOVÁ, Lenka, Jakub MACEK and Alena MACKOVÁ. Shattering the Myth? Audiences, Local Media and Local News Relationships' Revisited. Online. In Jaigris Hodson, Asmaa Malik. The Future of Local News : Research and Reflections. Toronto, Kanada: Reyerson University, 2018, p. 1-26. ISBN 978-1-926769-95-0. URL pdf info
• BEILMANN, Mai, Veronika KALMUS, Jakub MACEK, Alena MACKOVÁ and Jan ŠEREK. Youth in the Kaleidoscope : Civic Participation Types in Estonia and the Czech Republic. Sociální studia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, vol. 15, No 2, p. 11-33. ISSN 1214-813X. URL info
• MACEK, Jakub, Alena MACKOVÁ and Jan ŠEREK. Youth Public and Political : Young People as (Ir)Relevant Actors in the Realm of Citizenship. Sociální studia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, vol. 15, No 2, p. 5-7. ISSN 1214-813X. URL info
• SZCZEPANIK, Petr, Pavel ZAHRÁDKA, Radim POLČÁK, Jakub MACEK, Ivan DAVID, Dominika GALAJDOVÁ, Johana KOTIŠOVÁ, Rudolf LEŠKA, Petr LUPAČ, Tomáš KARGER and Štěpán ŽÁDNÍK. Mapa audiovizuálního pole v České republice z hlediska digitalizace a strategie pro jednotný digitální trh (Map of the audiovisual field in the Czech Republic in terms of digitization and strategy for the digital single market). 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2018, 93 pp. ISBN 978-80-244-5450-4. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Traditional and Convergent Domestic Audiences : Towards a Typology of the Transforming Czech Viewership of Films and TV series. Iluminace : časopis pro teorii, historii a estetiku filmu. Praha: Národní filmový archív, 2017, vol. 29, No 2, p. 7-24. ISSN 0862-397X. info
• MACEK, Jakub and Pavel ZAHRÁDKA. Online Piracy and the Transformation of the Audiences’ Practices: The Case of the Czech Republic. In Hick, Darren Hudson; Schmücker, Reinold. The Aesthetics and Ethics of Copying. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016, p. 335-358. ISBN 978-1-4742-5451-9. Bloomsbery Publishing info
• MACKOVÁ, Alena, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Jakub MACEK and Jan ŠEREK. When Age Matters: Patterns of Participative and Communicative Practices in the Czech Republic. Communication Today. 2016, vol. 7, No 2, p. 46-64. ISSN 1338-130X. info
• MACEK, Jakub, Alena MACKOVÁ and Johana KOTIŠOVÁ. Between ‘the village’ and ‘the city’: old and new media in the engagement and participation of the Czech citizens. In Media Engagement: International Conference (Lund University). 2015. info
• MACKOVÁ, Alena and Jakub MACEK. Political Engagement and Digital Media Use in Central and Eastern Europe. 2015. info
• MACKOVÁ, Alena and Jakub MACEK. Výzkum účastníků brněnské májové blokády (výzkumná zpráva). Masarykova univerzita, 2015. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2845.8406. Researchgate info
• MACEK, Jakub. Social Media and Diffused Participation. In Lorentz, P., Smahel, D., Metykova, M., & Wright, M. F. Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics. Brno: MUNI Press, 2015, p. 196-209. ISBN 978-80-210-7810-9. The chapter on Researchgate PDF version of the book. info
• MACEK, Jakub, Alena MACKOVÁ and Johana KOTIŠOVÁ. Participation or New Media Use First? Reconsidering the Role of New Media in Civic Practices in the Czech Republic. Medijske Studije. 2015, vol. 6, No 11, p. 68-83. ISSN 1847-9758. Full paper info
• MACEK, Jakub, Alena MACKOVÁ, Kateřina ŠKAŘUPOVÁ and Lenka WASCHKOVÁ CÍSAŘOVÁ. Stará a nová média v každodennosti českých publik (výzkumná zpráva). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 24 pp. Výzkumná zpráva info
• MACEK, Jakub, Alena MACKOVÁ, Kateřina ŠKAŘUPOVÁ and Lenka WASCHKOVÁ CÍSAŘOVÁ. Old and new media in everyday life of Czech audiences. (Research report.). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 24 pp. The full report on Researchgate info
• MACKOVÁ, Alena and Jakub MACEK. Stará a nová média, participace a česká společnost (výzkumná zpráva). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 8 pp. Výzkumná zpráva info
• MACKOVÁ, Alena and Jakub MACEK. Old and New Media and Participation in Czech Society (Research Report). Brno: Masaryk University, 2015, 8 pp. The full report on Researchgate info
• SZCZEPANIK, Petr, Johana KOTIŠOVÁ, Jakub MACEK, Jan MOTAL and Eva PJAJČÍKOVÁ. Studie vývoje českého hraného kinematografického díla (A Study of Feature Film Development in the Czech Republic). Online. Praha: Státní fond kinematografie, 2015, 292 pp. ISBN 978-80-260-8911-7. URL info
• MACEK, Jakub. Média v pohybu: K proměně současných českých publik (Media on Move: On The Transformation of the Current Czech Audiences). Brno: MUNI Press, 2015, 136 pp. Media. ISBN 978-80-210-8033-1. Plná verze knihy - Researchgate info
• MACEK, Jakub. Dichotomie online a offline a problém hledání nového (Online / Offline Dichotomy and the Problem of the New). Biograf. Časopis Biograf o.s., 2015, vol. 2015, No 62, p. 31-40. ISSN 1211-5770. Plný text článku info
• MACEK, Jakub. From TV to other screens and back: transformation of TV viewership in context of ‘media ensembles’ concept. In Producers and Audiences, International conference 2014 (Lund University, Sweden). 2014. Conference website info
• MACKOVÁ, Alena and Jakub MACEK. ‘Žít Brno’: Czech online political activism from jokes and tactics to politics and strategies. Cyberpsychology: Journal of psychosocial research on cyberspace. 2014, vol. 8, No 3, p. Nestránkováno., 34 pp. ISSN 1802-7962. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2014-3-5. Full version of the article. info
• MACEK, Jakub. New Media in Everyday Life: Preliminary Observations and Questions. In Tereza Pavlíčková, Irena Reifová. Media, Power and Empowerment: Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference CEECOM Prague 2012. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014, p. 198-204. ISBN 978-1-4438-6396-4. Proceedings on the publisher's website info
• MACEK, Jakub. More than a desire for text: Online participation and the social curation of content. Convergence. The Journal of Research into New Media Technology. 2013, vol. 19, No 3, p. 295-302. ISSN 1354-8565. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354856513486530. Abstract text on SAGE Full pre-submission version of the paper on Academia.edu Full text on SAGE info
• MACEK, Jakub. Poznámky ke studiím nových médií (Notes on new media studies). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2013, 200 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6476-8. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Poznámky k okouzlení novostí nových médií (Notes on the novelty sublime and new media). Mediální studia. 2012, vol. 6, No 1, p. 6-16. ISSN 1801-9978. Plný text statě info
• MACEK, Jakub. Nevyčíslitelné porozumění: kvalitativní výzkum online sociálních sítí (Incalculable understanding:qualitative research of social networking sites). ProInflow: časopis pro informační vědy. 2012, vol. 4, No 1, p. 1-15. ISSN 1804-2406. Plný text statě info
• MACEK, Jakub. Web 2.0 jako imaginaire aneb ke kritice ideologie novosti (Web 2.0 as the imaginaire or on the critique of ideology of novelty). ProInflow: časopis pro informační vědy. 2012, vol. 4, No 1, p. 104-117. ISSN 1804-2406. Plný text statě info
• MACEK, Jakub. Poznámky k vývoji studií nových médií (Notes on History of New Media Studies). Mediální studia. 2011, vol. 5, No 1, p. 6-35. ISSN 1801-9978. Plný text statě / Full text of the paper info
• MACEK, Jakub. Kyborg aneb cesta tam a zase zpátky (Cyborg, or There and Back Again). In Umění a nová média. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, p. 128-138. ISBN 978-80-210-5639-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-5639-2011. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Úvod do nových médií (Introduction to new media). 1st ed. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2011, 71 pp. ISBN 978-80-7464-025-4. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Poznámky k teorii virtuálních komunit (Notes on theory of virtual communities). Biograf. Praha: Časopis Biograf, 2010, vol. 2009, No 50, p. 3-31, 28 pp. ISSN 1211-5770. Plný text statě. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Neinformovaně o informační společnosti (On information society in an uninformed manner). Biograf. Praha: Časopis Biograf, 2010, vol. 2009, No 50, p. 115-120. ISSN 1211-5770. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Nová média a rekonfigurace privátního a veřejného prostoru (New Media and Reconfigurations of the Private and Public Space). In Člověk - Kultura - Media. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2010, p. 7-14. ISBN 978-80-248-2340-9. Plný text kapitoly info
• MACEK, Jakub, Kateřina ŠKAŘUPOVÁ and Vít KOUŘIL. Tekutá prosperita: Český stát a LG.Philips Displays (Liquid Prosperity: the Czech State and LG.Philips Displays). Mediální studia. Praha: Syndikát novinářů ČR, 2007, vol. 2, No 2, p. 151-194, 43 pp. ISSN 1801-9978. Plný text statě. info
• MACEK, Jakub, Kateřina ŠKAŘUPOVÁ and Vít KOUŘIL. Liquid Prosperity: The Czech State and LG.Philips Displays. Czech and Slovak Media Studies / Mediální studia. 2007, vol. 2, No 4, p. 416-440, 24 pp. ISSN 1801-9978. Full text of the article. The article on Academia.edu URL info
• MACEK, Jakub. Fandom a text (Fandom and Text). Praha: Triton, 2006, 148 pp. Fandom a SF. ISBN 80-7254-856-5. info
• POLČÁK, Radim, Martin ŠKOP and Jakub MACEK. Normativní systémy v kyberprostoru (úvod do studia) (Normative systems in cyberspace (introduction)). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 102 pp. Edice učebnic Právnické fakulty MU č. 361. ISBN 80-210-3779-2. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Raná kyberkultura. Edited by David Kořínek. Brno, 2004, 87 l. URL info
• MACEK, Jakub. Koncept rané kyberkultury (Concept of the early cyberculture). In Média a realita. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, p. 35-65, 30 pp. Média, kultura, komunikace, sv. 6. ISBN 80-210-3308-8. Plný text kapitoly. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Tělesnost a kyberkultura (Embodiment and Cyberculture). Host - Revue pro média 05. Brno: Spolek přátel pro vydávání Hosta, 2003, No 5, p. 2-9, 10 pp. ISSN 1211-9938. Plný text článku. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Fandom subkultura fanoušků vědecké fantastiky. Edited by Csaba Szaló. Brno, 2001, 23 l. info
• MACEK, Jakub. Profesionální česká SF a F periodika po roce 1989. Edited by Jiřina Salaquardová. V Brně: [s.n.], 2000, 107 s. URL info

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