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GAMEINDEX: Two funded postdoc positions
We are seeking two post-doctoral researchers to conduct ethnographic studies of game production for the ERC grant GAMEINDEX: Politics and aesthetics of indexical representation in digital games and VR.
GAMEINDEX: 2 funded PhD positions
We are seeking two PhD students to work on dissertations aligned with the ERC grant “GAMEINDEX: Politics and aesthetics of indexical representation in digital games and VR.“ The project starts in October 2025.
GAMEINDEX: Politics and Aesthetics of Indexical Representation in Digital Games and VR
Jaroslav Švelch has received the prestigious ERC grant with his project GAMEINDEX: Politics and Aesthetics of Indexical Representation in Digital Games and VR.
Interview with Švelch Brothers
The blog Science at FSV UK has recently published an interview with Jan and Jaroslav Švelch from Prague Game Production Studies.
Guest Lecture: War Heroism and Call of Duty
Dom Ford (University of Bremen) visited the Prague Game Production Studies research group and gave a guest lecture on War Heroism and Call of Duty.
CGS Podcast: Post-Soviet Spaces in Video Games
Conversation in Game Studies podcast has recently interviewed Tereza Fousek Krobová, Jaroslav Švelch, and Justyna Janik for an episode about the representation of post-Soviet spaces in contemporary horror video games.
A Roundtable Discussion about The Czech Video Game Industry
The roundtable series on Czech media hosted a discussion about the Czech video game industry featuring Pavel Barák (GDACZ), Helena Bendová (The Czech Film Fund), Michal Berlinger (Amanita Design), Jaroslav Švelch (Charles University), and Šárka Tmějová (Games.cz, Radio Wave).
Call for PhD students – Game Production Studies
We are seeking two PhD students to develop projects aligned with the grant “Developing Theories and Methods for Game Industry Research,” starting in 2021, headed by Dr. Jaroslav Švelch, and located at Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism.