Davor Piskač

undergraduate

• Croatian identity in the European Context (270237) - Lecturer in charge
• History and Theory of Film (64441) - Lecturer in charge
• Introduction to Croatology (144284) - Lecturer in charge
• Therapeutic Pedagogy 2 (201485) - Lecturer in charge, Lecturer in charge

graduate

• Bibliotherapy in the Literature Class (172612) - Lecturer in charge
• Great Directors of European Cinema (64816) - Lecturer in charge
• History of Christianity in Croatia (270166) - Lecturer in charge
• History of Croatian Cinema (61935) - Lecturer in charge
• Interpretation of literary text (201794) - Lecturer in charge
• Methods of Teaching Croatian Language (188546) - Lecturer in charge
• Practical Exercises in the Methodology of Teaching [Croatian Language] (239806) - Lecturer in charge
• Religious Elements of Croatian Culture (270279) - Lecturer in charge
• Teaching Grammar in Teaching Croatian Language (234436) - Lecturer in charge
• Theory of Literature (201857) - Lecturer in charge

Personal information:

- Name: Davor Piskač

- Date of birth: February 12, 1968

- Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia

- Nationality: Croatian

Education and training:

- 1995: Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Thesis: "Time in Literary Work."

- 2002: Master's Degree from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Thesis: "Time in Travelogue."

- 2004: Doctorate from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Dissertation: "Literary-theoretical views of Prague structuralism."

Professional experience:

- 1994-1995: Croatian Language and Literature Teacher, High School, Zagreb.

- 1995-1996: Secretary and proofreader, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, "FORUM" Magazine.

- 1996-2000: Lecturer, Pedagogical Academy, Baja, Hungary.

- 2001-2004: External associate, Faculty of Philosophy, Pula, Croatia.

- 2003-2004: Lecturer, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

- 2004-2008: Senior assistant, Faculty of Philosophy, Pula, Croatia.

- 2008-Present: University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Croatian Studies, Croatia.

  - 2009: Assistant professor.

  - 2020: Associate professor.

Teaching responsibilities:

- At the Faculty of Croatian Studies, he holds and teaches courses in literary theory, literary text interpretation, identity, and literature teaching methodology.

- At the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Zagreb, he holds and teaches the course Language, Literature, and Disability.

- Practices bibliotherapy at "Sveti Ivan" Psychiatry Clinic, affiliated with the University of Osijek’s Medical Faculty.

Research and projects:

- 2012-2017: Croatian studies project, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Toronto, Canada.

- 2017-2018: Interim Head and doctoral program oversight, Department of Croatology, University of Croatian Studies.

- 2018-2023: Project Leader, "Education and Application of Literary Bibliotherapy".

Publications and contributions:

- Published four books and over 40 scholarly papers.

- Frequent contributor to scientific journals and literary critiques, internationally. 

Professional Memberships:

- Member of various editorial boards and committees in Croatia and Macedonia.

- Participant in two European bibliotherapy-related projects.

Awards:

- The project Bibliotherapy - stories that heal. Prize of the Museum of Contemporary Art and the City of Zagreb, 2020.

Sesvete High School - professor of Croatian language and literature

School of Electrical Engineering and Crafts in Zagreb - professor of Croatian language and literature

Proofreader and secretary of the journal Forum of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Lecturer at the Eötvös József Teacher's Academy in Baja in the Republic of Hungary

Teacher of Croatian language and literature - XVI gymnasium in Zagreb

Lecturer at the Department of Slavic Studies of Charles University in Prague

Senior assistant at the Department of Croatian Studies at Juraj Dobrila University in Pula

Docent at the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Department of Croatian Studies and Teacher Education

Visiting professor at the University of Toronto

Associate professor at the Faculty of Croatian Studies at the Department of Croatian Studies and Department of Teacher Education