{"id":19,"date":"2020-03-01T09:21:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T00:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/student.sociology-in-kyoto.net\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2024-03-09T16:43:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T07:43:04","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/student.sociology-in-kyoto.net\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some quick facts about me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Born in Slovakia, lived in Bratislava<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By the time of writing this homepage, I lived about the same time in both 20th and 21st centuries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Studied Japanese language and intercultural communication at Comenius University in Bratislava<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First came to Japan in 2004 for a one-year study program (\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u65e5\u672c\u6587\u5316\u7814\u4fee\u6027) at Kyoto University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Came back to study sociology at Kyoto University between 2007 and 2014 (MA and Ph.D. courses)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have many interests including photography, computers, books, snowboarding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Tell me what you read and I\u2019ll tell you who you are<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A famous quote, often associated with Fran\u00e7ois Mauriac says, &#8221; Tell me what you read and I\u2019ll tell you who you are&#8221;. Besides reading assignments, research papers and books or newspapers, I enjoy reading other books as well. Here you can find what I have been reading recently or what I am reading right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\">\n        .gr_grid_container {\n          \/* customize grid container div here. eg: width: 500px; *\/\n        }\n\n        .gr_grid_book_container {\n          \/* customize book cover container div here *\/\n          float: left;\n          width: 39px;\n          height: 60px;\n          padding: 0px 0px;\n          overflow: hidden;\n        }\n      <\/style>\n      <div id=\"gr_grid_widget_1709964698\">\n        <!-- Show static html as a placeholder in case js is not enabled - javascript include will override this if things work -->\n            <h2>\n      <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/16923701-milos-debnar?shelf=recommended&#038;utm_medium=api&#038;utm_source=grid_widget\">Milos&#8217; recommended books<\/a>\n    <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"gr_grid_container\">\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31170723-behave\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1517732866l\/31170723._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/357486.Voices_from_Chernobyl\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1316637138l\/357486._SX50_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6572270-bloodlands\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1328843543l\/6572270._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36217163-the-road-to-unfreedom\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1519831741l\/36217163._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Hitler\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3741342-hitler\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hitler\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1348707329l\/3741342._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Humankind: A Hopeful History\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/52879286-humankind\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Humankind: A Hopeful History\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1577251406l\/52879286._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/38531325-belonging\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1538302444l\/38531325._SX50_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Na\u0161i in\u00ed: Pr\u00edbehy ukrajinskej rozmanitosti\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/62856816-na-i-in\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Na\u0161i in\u00ed: Pr\u00edbehy ukrajinskej rozmanitosti\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1664790164l\/62856816._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"The Tattooist of Auschwitz\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35523006-the-tattooist-of-auschwitz\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Tattooist of Auschwitz\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1498544161l\/35523006._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Vzpom\u00ednky na \u00faho\u0159e\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/62971428-vzpom-nky-na-ho-e\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vzpom\u00ednky na 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src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1597017637l\/54814844._SX50_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"Immortality\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28634.Immortality\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Immortality\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1388507539l\/28634._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36349572-the-penguin-book-of-japanese-short-stories\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1518335097l\/36349572._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gr_grid_book_container\"><a title=\"The Overstory\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/40180098-the-overstory\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Overstory\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1562786502l\/40180098._SY75_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n    <br style=\"clear: both\"\/><br\/><a class=\"gr_grid_branding\" style=\"font-size: .9em; color: #382110; text-decoration: none; float: right; clear: both\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/16923701-milos-debnar\">Milos Debnar&#8217;s favorite books \u00bb<\/a>\n  <noscript><br\/>Share <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/\">book reviews<\/a> and ratings with Milos, and even join a <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/group\">book club<\/a> on Goodreads.<\/noscript>\n  <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      <script src=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/grid_widget\/16923701.Milos's%20recommended%20book%20montage?cover_size=small&#038;hide_link=&#038;hide_title=&#038;num_books=50&#038;order=d&#038;shelf=recommended&#038;sort=avg_rating&#038;widget_id=1709964698\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<span style=\"color: #382110\">my favorites shelf:<\/span><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/16923701?shelf=favorites\" title=\"Milos Debnar's book recommendations, liked quotes, book clubs, book lists (favorites shelf)\", rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Milos Debnar's book recommendations, liked quotes, book clubs, book lists (favorites shelf)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/images\/badge\/badge1.jpg\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<span style=\"color: #382110\">my read shelf:<\/span><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/16923701?shelf=read\" title=\"Milos Debnar's book recommendations, liked quotes, book clubs, book lists (read shelf)\", rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Milos Debnar's book recommendations, liked quotes, book clubs, book lists (read shelf)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/images\/badge\/badge1.jpg\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>However,  the quote mentioned above by Fran\u00e7ois Mauriac&#8217;s is incomplete. What he actually said about the relationship between books you read and one&#8217;s personality is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> \u2018Tell me what you read and I\u2019ll tell you who you are\u2019 is true enough, but I\u2019d know you better if you told me what you reread. <\/p>\n<cite> <strong>Fran\u00e7ois Mauriac<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is, that I actually do not re-read a lot. There are only few books I re-read and, indeed, this is something that can tell you something about myself as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides books, I like movies and I believe movies are a great resource for thinking about different issues. Here are some short lists of movies I can recommend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-80e5da8d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/list\/ls528745149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-imdb\"><\/i> Race\/racism, migration<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/list\/ls528747838\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-imdb\"><\/i> Social issues <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some quick facts about me: Tell me what you read and I\u2019ll tell you who you are A famous quote, often associated with Fran\u00e7ois Mauriac says, &#8221; Tell me what you read and I\u2019ll tell you who you are&#8221;. 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