doc. Alessandro Testa, Ph.D.
doc. Alessandro Testa, Ph.D.
Působiště:
- Katedra sociologie, ISS
E-mail: alessandro.testa@fsv.cuni.cz , alessandro.testa@fsv.cuni.cz
Telefon: +420 267 224 238
Místnost: č. B223, Jinonice, budova B
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4060-651X
Alessandro Testa is Associate Professor at Charles University and Research Associate at CEFRES. His research lies at the intersection of social and historical anthropology, with a focus on rituality, cultural heritage, social identity, and religious transformations in European history. He has conducted historical and ethnographic research in several countries and has held positions in the U.S.A. and Europe, where he has been teaching and supervising students since 2012.
Testa’s publications include five monographs, six edited volumes, and over ninety articles, chapters, and other works published in nine languages. He has also given some 300 invited lectures and conference presentations worldwide.
He has been the recipient of several competitive research grants, including a Lise Meitner Fellowship and an ERC CZ, and currently serves on the editorial boards of many scholarly journals. He has acted as evaluator for major funding bodies, including the EU and the ERC.
Research Areas: Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, Religious Studies, Ethnology of Europe, History and Anthropology of Religion, Historical Anthropology and Cultural History, Cultural Heritage Studies
Regional Areas: Europe (comparatively); Mediterranean, central, and post-socialist Europe, notably Italy, Austria, France, Catalonia (Spain), Czech Republic
Rok vydání
Monografie
- TESTA, Alessandro. Rituality and Social (Dis)Order: The Historical Anthropology of Popular Carnival in Europe. 1st ed vyd. New York: Routledge, 2021. 217 s. ISBN 978-0-367-61722-6.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Ritualising Cultural Heritage and Re-Enchanting Rituals in Europe. 1 vyd. Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2024. 270 s. ISBN 978-1-5310-2673-8.
Kapitoly v monografiích
- TESTA, Alessandro. Events that want to become heritage: Vernacularisation of ICH and the politics of culture and identity in European public rituals. In: KOCKEL, Ullrich - CLOPOT, Cristina - TJARVE, Baiba - CRAITH, Máiréad Ni. Heritage and festivals in Europe : performing identities. 1st ed vyd. London: Routledge, 2020, s. 79-94. ISBN 978-0-367-18676-0.
- TESTA, Alessandro - KÖLLNER, Tobias. Introduction: Religion, Politics, and their Entanglements. In: KÖLLNER, Tobias - TESTA, Alessandro. Politics of Religion : Authority, Creativity, Conflicts. 1st ed vyd. Berlin: LIT, 2021, s. 1-25. ISBN 978-3-643-91276-3.
- TESTA, Alessandro. The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 1: National Identity and the Hanging of the Donkey. In: TESTA, Alessandro - VACZI, Mariann. Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia. 1 vyd. Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2023, s. 35-54. ISBN 978-1-85566-403-6.
- TESTA, Alessandro. The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 2: Comparses and the Dynamics of Inclusive Nationalism. In: TESTA, Alessandro - VACZI, Mariann. Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia. 1 vyd. Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2023, s. 55-76. ISBN 978-1-85566-403-6.
- TESTA, Alessandro - VACZI, Mariann. Introduction: Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia. In: TESTA, Alessandro - VACZI, Mariann. Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia. 1 vyd. Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2023, s. 1-18. ISBN 978-1-85566-403-6.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Derivative and Associative Popular Frazerism: A Cultural Complex at Work in Late Modern Europe. In: LYNN BUDIN, Stephanie - TULLY, Caroline J.. Century of James Frazer’s The Golden Bough: Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough. 1 vyd. London-New York: Routledge, 2025, s. 291-306. ISBN 978-1-03-269563-1.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Can a Person have Pagan Beliefs without being Pagan?. In: OWEN, Suzanne - PUCA, Angela. Pagan Religions in Five Minutes. n.d. vyd. Sheffield:: Equinox Publishing, 2024, s. 103-105. ISBN 978-1-80050-524-7.
- TESTA, Alessandro. "Is Carnival a Pagan Festival?". In: OWEN, Suzanne - PUCA, Angela. Pagan Religions in Five Minutes. n.d. vyd. Sheffield:: Equinox Publishing, 2024, s. 148-150. ISBN 978-1-80050-524-7.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Is Christmas a Pagan Festival?. In: OWEN, Suzanne - PUCA, Angela. Pagan Religions in Five Minutes. n.d. vyd. Sheffield:: Equinox Publishing, 2024, s. 145-147. ISBN 978-1-80050-524-7.
- TESTA, Alessandro. L’impact de la création de patrimoines immatériels dans différentes sphères sociales: le cas des carnavals et des « fêtes de transition » en Europe. In: JOANNETTE, Myriam - MACE, Jessica. Le patrimoine: nouveaux usages, nouvelles pratiques. Montréal: Patrimonium, 2025, s. 47-68. ISBN 978-2-9819973-7-1.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Ritualitat, ordre i desordre: els carnavals. In: DE RIQUER, Borja. La memòria dels Catalans. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 2025, s. 839-841. ISBN 978-84-297-8245-5.
Články
- TESTA, Alessandro. Where have the gatherings gone? Reweaving the social fabric in the time of pandemic and interpersonal distancing. Social Anthropology. 2020, 28(2), 366-367. ISSN 0964-0282. UT-WOS link
- TESTA, Alessandro. Doing Research on Festivals: Cui Bono?. Journal of Festive Studies [online]. 2019, 1(1), 5-10. ISSN 2641-9939.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Mumming in Europe, Frazer(ism) in Italy, and ʻSurvivalsʼ in Historical Anthropology: a response to Julian Whybra. The Morris Dancer [online]. 2019, 5(6), 134-142. ISSN 2056-8045.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Introduction: Recent Studies in the Anthropology of Eastern Christianities. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. 2021, 30(2), 141-143. ISSN 1755-2923. UT-WOS link
- TESTA, Alessandro. Problematising Boundaries and 'Hierarchies of Knowledge' within European Anthropologies. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. 2020, 29(2), 114-122. ISSN 1755-2923. UT-WOS link
- TESTA, Alessandro. The Anthropology of Cultural Heritage in Europe: A Brief Genealogy from the Desk (1970-2020) and Empirical Observations from the Field (2010-2020). Traditiones, Slovenian Journal of Ethnography and Folklore. 2021, 50(1), 15-28. ISSN 0352-0447.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Zvířecí rituály v Evropě : masky a převleky za zvířata v evropských rituálech napříč stoletími. Dingir. 2021, 24(2), 49-52. ISSN 1212-1371.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Re-thinking the concept of re-enchantment in Central-Eastern Europe. Religio. 2023, 31(1), 103-131. ISSN 1210-3640.
- TESTA, Alessandro. Report on The International Interdisciplinary Workshop “Prague and its Myths”. Religio. 2024, 32(2), 349-352. ISSN 1210-3640.
- TESTA, Alessandro. A Review Essay on Four Recent Reference Books on Magic. Religio. 2024, 32(2), 383-387. ISSN 1210-3640.
- ISNART, Cyril - TESTA, Alessandro. Reconfiguring traditions(s) in Europe: An introduction to the special issue. Ethnologia Europaea. 2020, 50(1), 5-19. ISSN 0425-4597.
- ISNART, Cyril - TESTA, Alessandro. Ethnology's hot notion? A discussion forum on how to return to "Tradition" today. Ethnologia Europaea. 2020, 50(1), 89-108. ISSN 0425-4597.
- LADYKOWSKA, Agata - TEISENHOFFER, Viola - TESTA, Alessandro. 'Re-enchantment' and religious change in former socialist Europe. Religion. 2024, 54(1), 1-20. ISSN 0048-721X. UT-WOS link
- KILIÁNOVÁ, Gabriela - MUKTUPAVELA, Ruta - MCDERMOTT, Philip - DEMOSSIER, Marion - TESTA, Alessandro - MCINTOSH, Alastair - WILSON, Thomas M.. A note of appreciation for Ullrich Kockel. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures. 2019, 28(1), 8-14. ISSN 1755-2923. UT-WOS link
Příspěvky v konferenčních sbornících
- TESTA, Alessandro. Tra arte e mitopoiesi: fare ricerca storico-antropologica in/sull'Alta Valle del Volturno imbattendosi nella figura di Moulin. In: RANIERI TOMEO, Emidio - PALUMBO, Gianni. Il solitario di Monte Marrone: Atti del I Convegno di Studi su Charles Moulin – 9-10 settembre 2023 1 vyd. Isernia: Edizioni CISAV, 2024, s. 86-89. ISBN 979-12-210-6436-0.