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Michal Synek is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University (2023–present) and Senior Researcher at the same department since 2021. He has held research positions at the Center for Theoretical Studies (Charles University & Czech Academy of Sciences) and Czech Alzheimer's Society, focusing on dementia care, disability policy, and collaborative research.
- Ph.D. in Sociology (Masaryk University, 2020)
- M.A. in Religious Studies (Masaryk University, 2014)
His research intersects sociology of science/technology with disability studies and care studies, analyzing:
- Material-semiotic approaches to caregiving regimes
- Normativities in care practices (institutional dining, case management)
- Life stories of institutionalized disabled individuals
- Crip science/art/politics
- Socio-material oppression in care facilities
- Collaborative research methodologies
Recent publications examine:
- Home metaphors in institutional care
- Dis/ability coordinates in caregiving
- Materiality of food in social care
- Cognitive multiplicity and silence in care settings
- Building maintenance as political practice
He coordinates projects including:
- Overcoming (Total) Institutions (2025–present, GAČR-funded)
- Life Stories for Human Rights (2021–2024, Norway Grants)
- Vulnerable Residents in Fragile Residences (2019–2022, GAČR-funded)
As member of networks like 4S and Critical Disability Studies Caucus, he explores:
- Actor-Network Theory applications
- Empirical philosophy in care contexts
- Tibetan Buddhist doctrine analysis
- Paranoid/reparative methodological approaches
Contact: michal.synek@fhs.cuni.cz | Academia.edu
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