UCM
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
 Doc. PhDr. Marwan Al Absi, CSc.
Email:
 marwan.al absi@ucm.sk
Homepage:
 http://
Fakulta/Univerzita:
FF UCM - Faculty of Arts
Pracovisko:
KEAMS - Katedra etnológie

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Al-Absi
I.2 - Name
Marwan
I.3 - Degrees
doc. PhDr. CSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1956
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Ethnology and World Studies
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Námestie J. Herdu 2 Trnava, 917 01-Trnava
I.7 - Position
Associate Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
marwan.al-absi@ucm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/?do=filterForm-submit&university=720000000&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Historical Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-2835-9309

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Charles University in Prague
II.b - Year
1982
II.c - Study field and programme
television and film journalism
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Charles University in Prague
II.b - Year
1987
II.c - Study field and programme
History
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
culturology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
editor Syrian Arab TV, Damascus 1982-1998
professional consultant Production, s.r.o., Trenčín 1999-2000
assistant professor/associate professor Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra 2002-2016
Associate Professor University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava since 2016

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

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
Non-European cultures (Asia) Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
Non-European cultures (Africa) Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
History of Middle Eastern culture Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
Special problems of non-European cultures (Modern Africa) Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
Applied ethnology Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
Special problems of Ethnology Ethnology third Historical sciences
Seminar on the final thesis II. Ethnology and world studies first 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 and world studies first Historical sciences
Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
Ethnology and world studies third 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)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
65
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
45
V.4.c - Dissertation (third 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
Seminar on the history of the culture of Middle East Asia Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
Intercultural communication in diplomacy Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
Family customs in the Middle East Asia ethnology and world studies second historical sciences
Cultural monuments in the Middle East Asia Ethnology and world studies second Historical sciences
introduction to the study of non-European cultures (Asia) Ethnology and world studies first Historical sciences

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
95
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
125
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
44
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
45
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
37
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
8
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

AAA: Identity in contemporary socio-political characteristics of modern societies : scientific monograph / Ladislav Lenovský ... [et al.]; reviewers Susan Farran, Malvína Krausz Hladká, Zuzana Tabačková, Lucia Škripcová. Gdansk : Research Institute for European Policy, 2019. - 141 p. - ISBN 978-83-954212-0-4 (online).

[Spoluautori: Marwan Al-Absi - Tatiana Tökölyová - Ana Christina Gomes da Rocha]

ADM: The concept of nudity and modesty in Arab-Islamic culture / Marwan Al-Absi.

In European Journal of Science and Theology. - ISSN 1841-0464. - Vol. 14, No. 4 (2018), pp. 25-34.

ADN: "Media Invasion" Against Islam In The Context Of The Slovak Republic / Hedviga Tkáčová ... [et al.].

In Media Literacy and Academic Research. - ISSN 2585-8726. - Vol. 4, No. 1 (2021), pp. 165-179.

[Spoluautori: Eva Al-Absiová - Marwan Al-Absi - Martina Pavlíková]

ADM: Gypsies in the Middle East in Past and Present Contexts / Marwan Al-Absi, Eva Al-Absiová.

In Annual of Language and Politics and Politics of Identity. - ISSN 1803-1757. - Vol. 8, No. 1 (2014), pp. 79-92.

ADN: Súčasná literárna tvorba arabských autoriek (rodové témy v románovej tvorbe 20. storočia) = Contemporary Arab Women Writing (Gender Issues in the 20th Century Novels) / Marwan Al-Absi, Eva Al-Absiová.

In XLinguae European Scientific Language Journal. - ISSN 1337-8384. - Vol. 6, No. 3 (2013), pp. 11-20.

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

ADN: Súčasná literárna tvorba arabských autoriek (rodové témy v románovej tvorbe 20. storočia) = Contemporary Arab Women Writing (Gender Issues in the 20th Century Novels) / Marwan Al-Absi, Eva Al-Absiová.

In XLinguae European Scientific Language Journal. - ISSN 1337-8384. - Vol. 6, No. 3 (2013), pp. 11-20.

ADN: "Media Invasion" Against Islam In The Context Of The Slovak Republic / Hedviga Tkáčová ... [et al.].

In Media Literacy and Academic Research. - ISSN 2585-8726. - Vol. 4, No. 1 (2021), pp. 165-179.

[Spoluautori: Eva Al-Absiová - Marwan Al-Absi - Martina Pavlíková]

P1 Pedagogical output of the publishing activity as a whole – textbook for universities, textbook for secondary schools, textbook for primary schools, script, teaching text, workbook, didactic guide

Medieval culture and education in the Middle East : (interethnic and interreligious aspects) : university textbook / Marwan Al-Absi, Eva Al-Absiová ; reviewers: Artan Qineti, Ivan Ramadan. - 1st ed. - Trnava: University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, 2022. - 269 p. - ISBN 978-80-572-0266-0.

[Al-Absi Marwan (80%) - Al-Absiová Eva (20%)]

V3 Syrian Bedouin Lifestyle and Identity Concept in the Conditions of the Social and Cultural Changes of the 21st Century / Marwan Al-Absi, Sameer Hassan, 2022. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADF. DOI 10.2478/eas-2022-0013.

In: Ethnologia Actualis : revue pre výskum kultúr etnických spoločenstiev : The Journal of Ethnographical Research : revue pre výskum kultúr etnických spoločenstiev : The Journal of Ethnographical Research. - ISSN 1339-7834, Roč. 22, č. 1 (2022), s. 105-120 [print, online].

V3 Concept of Tolerance (adh - adhimma) in the Medieval Islamic World / Marwan Al-Absi, Pavel Miškařík, 2023. - Kategória do roku 2021 ADF. DOI 10.2478/eas-2023-0009.

In: Ethnologia Actualis : revue pre výskum kultúr etnických spoločenstiev : The Journal of Ethnographical Research : revue pre výskum kultúr etnických spoločenstiev : The Journal of Ethnographical Research. - ISSN 1339-7834, Roč. 23, č. 1 (2023), s. 1-24 [print, online].

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

ADN: "Media Invasion" Against Islam In The Context Of The Slovak Republic / Hedviga Tkáčová ... [et al.].In Media Literacy and Academic Research. - ISSN 2585-8726. - Vol. 4, No. 1 (2021), pp. 165-179.[Spoluautori: Eva Al-Absiová - Marwan Al-Absi - Martina Pavlíková]

Cited in: 

2024 [1] SHAISTA, Z. et al. Political Discourse Analysis of Donald Trump‟s Rhetoric: A Linguistic Study of Cognition and Discursivity. In World Journal of English Language, 2024, 14 (5), pp. 207-217. SCOPUS

2022 [1] MATURKANIČ, P., et al. The Phenomenon of Social and Pastoral Service in Eastern Slovakia and Northwestern Czech Republic during the COVID-19 Pandemic : Comparison of Two Selected Units of Former Czechoslovakia in the Context of the Perspective of Positive Solutions. In International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022, 19 (4), pp. 1-16. ISSN 1661-7827. WOS

2021 [1] ČERGEŤOVÁ-TOMANOVÁ, I., MATURKANIČ, P., MARTIN, J. Spirituality and irrational beliefs of movement activities in Slovaks and Czechs. In Journal of Education Culture and Society, 2021, 12 (2), pp. 539-549. ISSN 2081-1640. SCOPUS, WOS

2021 [1] MATURKANIČ, P. et al. 2021. Homo culturalis versus cultura animi. In Journal of Education Culture and Society, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 51-58. ISSN 2081-1640. WOS

2021 [1] KOBYLAREK, A. Post-pandemic challenges for learning communities. In Journal of Education Culture and Society, 2021, 12(1), pp. 5-11. ISSN 2081-1640. SCOPUS, WOS

ADM: Gypsies in the Middle East in Past and Present Contexts / Marwan Al-Absi, Eva Al-Absiová. 2014. 

In Annual of Language and Politics and Politics of Identity - ISSN 1803-1757. - Vol. 8, No. 1 (2014), pp. 79-92. IF 2015.

Cited in: 

2024 [1] DIAB, J. L., SABAN, A. Nomads of the Void: Unpacking the Enigmatic Lives and Survival of Syrian Dom Refugee Women in North Lebanon. In Journal on Migration and Human Security, 2024, 12(4), pp. 388-402. SCOPUS

2023 [1] AL-TARAWNEH, A., ALBKOWER, N. Crisis and citizen translation: Jordanian gypsies amid the coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic. In Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures, 2023, 15(3), pp. 765-781. SCOPUS

2018 [1] GISSI, Angela. What Does the Term Refugee Mean to You?: Perspectives from Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon. In Journal of Refugee Studies. 2018, pp. 1-21. WOS CC

2018 [1] LENOVSKÝ, L., BINETTI, M.J., JANÍKOVÁ, M. Ambivalence in Interpretations of Multiculturalism as a Problem of Forming the Ethico-axiological Foundations in an Integrated Society. In European Journal of Science and Theology, 2018, 14(4), pp. 49-58. WoS

ADN:  Súčasná literárna tvorba arabských autoriek (rodové témy v románovej tvorbe 20. storočia) = Contemporary Arab Women Writing (Gender Issues in the 20th Century Novels) / Marwan Al-Absi, Eva Al-Absiová. 

In XLinguae European Scientific Language Journal. , 2013. - ISSN 1337-8384. - Vol. 6, No. 3 (2013), pp. 11-20. 

Cited in: 

2018 [1] LENOVSKÝ, L., BINETTI, M.J., JANÍKOVÁ, M. Ambivalence in interpretations of multiculturalism as a problem of forming the ethico-axiological foundations in an integrated society. In European journal of Science and Theology, 2018, 14(4), s. 49-58. WOS

2015 [1] LENOVSKÝ, L. 2015. Identity as an instrument for interpreting the socio-cultural reality. In European Journal of Science and Theology, ISSN 1841-0464, 2015, vol. 11, no. 5, p. 171-184. SCOPUS

2014 [2] CUKAN, J. - KORINA, N. - LENOVSKY, L. 2014. Culture - Language - Identity (problem of relations). In XLinguae European Scientific Language Journal. ISSN 1337-8384, 2014, vol. 7, no. 4, p. 21-32. SCOPUS

2014 [3] KIŠŠOVÁ, M. 2014 Fasting and Feasting on the Spiritual Path to Tranquility and Self-Recognition : Reading Anita Desai's Novel Fasting, Feasting. In Language and intercultural communication. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University: Alma-Ata, 2014. ISBN 978-601-247-474-9, p. 99-102.

ADM The concept of nudity and modesty in Arab-Islamic culture / Marwan Al-Absi. In European Journal of Science and Theology. - ISSN 1841-0464. - Vol. 14, No. 4 (2018), pp. 25-34. SCOPUS

Cited in:

2024 [1] ALMUTAWAA, D. S. et al. Paradoxes of (un)veiling and the extended self: the experiences of Arab-Muslim women in Kuwait. In Journal of Islamic Marketing, 2024, 15(1), pp. 172-191. WOS

2022 [1] PILOTTI, M. A. E., AL GHAZO, R., AL SHAMSI, S. J. Academic entitlement amid social change in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2022, 14(4), pp. 1718-1730. SCOPUS

2022 [1] ALGHAMDI, A. KHALAF. H., ALDOSSARI, A. Healthy lifestyle, physical education, and sports for Saudi women. In Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022, 29(5), pp. 505–520. SCOPUS

2022 [1] NOOR, N., HAMID, B. A., AMZAH, N. The Myth of Choice in Maryam Lee’s Unveiling Choice. In GEMA online Journal of Language Studies, 2022, 22(4), pp. 59-75. WOS

2022 [1] FORTENBERRY, J. D., DEVON J. H. Sexual Modesty in Sexual Expression and Experience: A Scoping Review, 2000 - 2021. In The Journal of Sex Research, 2022, 59 (8), pp. 1000–1014. SCOPUS

AEC Kurds in the Middle East in the context of plurality of identities / Marwan Al-Absi, Eva Al-Absiová, 2018. DOI DOI 10.2478/pn-2018-0009. In Przeglad narodowościowy = Review of nationalities : czasopismo naukowe poświecone narodom, mniejszościom narodowym i etnicznym : scientific journal about nations, national and ethnic minorities. 8 : Nations without states or states without nations / edited by Piotr Pochyly. - Zielona Góra : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego, 2018. - ISSN 2084-848X, s. 149-156.

[Al-Absi Marwan (70%) - Al-Absiová Eva (30%)]

Cited in:

2022 [1] SAIGHI, N., DJAFRI, L. The Impact of Ethnic and Religious Diversity on Middle East and North African Stability. In Journal of El-Nas, 2022, 80(80), pp. 1005-1285

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

KEGA 005UCM-4/2020: Educational support of the newly accredited study program Ethnology- Middle Eastern Studies (creation of the university textbook History of the Culture of the Middle East), 2020-2022, main researcher;


The project focuses on the processing and pedagogical application of the latest knowledge of the cultural history of the Middle East (Middle Ages), accentuating the cultural-historical relations between the European and Middle Eastern cultural spaces, pointing to the contribution of Christian and Jewish scholars.

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 the Scientific Board International Scientific Research Organization Europe Our House, Tbilisi since 2012
member editorial board International Magazine Europan Journal of Transformation Studies
member Ethnographic Society of Slovakia since 2019
member editorial board Journal of Context of Culture and Tourism 2008-2016
member of the Academic Senat Faculty of Arts of the University of Constantine of the Philosopher in Nitra 2011-2016

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)
Salahaddin University Erbil, Iraq 1 week / 2022, 2019 invited lecture
Salahaddin University Erbil, Iraq 1 week/2018 Erasmus
University of South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice 1 week/2019,2017 Erasmus, invited lecture
Sultan Qaboos University Moscat, Oman 1 week/ 2016 invited lecture
Adiyaman university Adiyaman, Turkey 1 week/ 2013 Erasmus
Damascus university Damask, Syria 1 month /2006 ,2008, 2010 invited lecture, field research in the Syrian Desert

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2025-03-09