Milan Mašát, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Czech Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. He specializes in children’s and young adult literature, literary didactics, and the integration of literature with themes of memory, ethics, and social responsibility into educational practice.
He earned his Ph.D. in Literature Didactics and holds an Ed.D. in Education Management. He has authored numerous scholarly articles in international journals indexed in WoS and Scopus and published textbooks and anthologies focused on children’s literature and Holocaust-themed literature for schools. His research interests include the role of literature in developing critical thinking, empathy, and democratic values in pupils and students.
Milan has presented his work at leading international conferences in Europe and the USA and has been awarded “Best Paper” at the Ireland International Conference on Education in both 2023 and 2024. He is also a member of the European Children’s Literature Research Network, the Cambridge Research Network for Fairy-Tale Studies, and UNESCO’s Advisory Board on Teacher Preparedness.
Topic of my presentation
Children’s literature as a tool for developing critical thinking and global citizenship in education
Affiliation
The Department of Czech Language and Literature, Faculty od Education, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic