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Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Slavic Studies within the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. His academic profile combines teaching expertise in South Slavic languages with specialized research in Yugoslavian comics and contemporary Balkan literatures, supported by certification as a court interpreter for Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages since 2019.
Dr. Pilch completed his academic formation at Masaryk University with a Ph.D. in Theory and History of Slavic Literatures (2021), preceded by Mgr. (2013) and Bc. (2011) degrees in Croatian Language and Literature, and a Bc. in Czech Language and Literature (2010). His graduate theses examined linguistic taboos and translation challenges across Slavic languages, establishing foundations for his current scholarly trajectory.
His research centers on Yugoslavian comics history and contemporary Serbian literary production, with significant contributions to translation studies and Balkan cultural analysis. Methodologically, Pilch integrates textual criticism with sociolinguistic frameworks, particularly examining swearing as cross-cultural communication barriers. His fieldwork includes academic residencies at Dubrovnik's Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (2014, 2016) and Belgrade University (2015), focusing on language policy and literary traditions within South Slavic contexts.
Analysis of Pilch's 2023-2025 publications reveals expanding interdisciplinary engagement, from core comics studies (e.g., Kája Saudek's narrative techniques) to emerging digital humanities applications (AI in language pedagogy) and urban cultural studies (Brno pub transformations). His work consistently addresses intercultural communication challenges across Slavic linguistic spaces, with increasing attention to visual narrative forms and contemporary cultural phenomena.
Dr. Pilch received recognition in 2014 through an Honorable Mention in the Jiří Levý Competition for his Croatian literary translation.
- Jiří Levý Competition - Honorable Mention (2014)
As a supervisor, he currently guides master's theses including research on cybertext variables in Czech-Russian language comparison. His grant portfolio demonstrates sustained institutional support through Masaryk University's Specific Research program since 2021, with principal investigator roles in projects examining Slavic cultural border zones (2023-2025), historical epochs in Slavic cultures (2022), and professional writing for Slavic scholars (2022).
- Slavic Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the Border of Three Civilizations (MUNI/A/1632/2024)
- Identity, equivalence and otherness in Slavic languages (MUNI/A/1479/2023)
- Ideology in Slavic Literatures and Cultures (MUNI/A/1349/2022)
- Historical Epochs in Slavic Cultures (MUNI/A/1335/2022)
Pilch actively contributes to scholarly communities through the Brno-based Porta Balkanica association and co-organization of the annual Croatianist Meetings in Brno, fostering regional networks in South Slavic studies while maintaining collaborative ties with Dubrovnik's academic institutions and Belgrade University's summer programs.