Jindřich Kabát
Jindřich Kabát | |
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 2 July 1992 – 17 January 1994 | |
Succeeded by | Pavel Tigrid |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 April 1953 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 14 July 2020 (2020-07-15) (aged 67) |
Spouse | Gabriela Kabátová |
Jindřich Kabát (24 April 1953 – 14 July 2020)[1] was a Czech psychologist, professor and politician. He was the first Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic,[2] holding the office from 1992 to 1994.[3]
Education
Having studied unofficially in the Polish Flying University, Kabát studied a master's in psychology research and methodology at Charles University in Prague, completing his PhDr there in 1978. He was a visiting professor at Christopher Newport University from 2004-2005, then professor and co-director of the European Centre until 2009, in Virginia, United States.[4][5] He participated in the postgraduate program at Wheaton College, Illinois, United States, as well as numerous foreign study programs related to governance and culture.[4]
Jindřich Kabát was a named expert of the Court of law for psychology and psychopathology.[4]
Pedagogical activities
From 1977 to 1983, Kabát worked in the psychiatric clinic at the medical faculty of Charles University in Prague, in the field of diagnostic and general psychology for students of medicine. He also carried out pedagogical and research work at the Research Institute of Culture from 1977. He was the chair of the Department of Psychology and Sociology Research from 1981, and the Department of Art from 1982.
Kabát taught psychology of art from 1983 at the Academy of Theater Arts, and practical education in dramatic arts from 1985 to 1989. He also taught psychology of art at the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University, and later at the College for Journalism in Prague, from 1996 to 1998. He taught psychology of personality at the Department of Ethics at the Theological Faculty of Charles University from 1998 to 2002.
From 2004 to 2009, he was the co-director of the European Program at Christopher Newport University, in Virginia, United States, teaching the psychology of Communism and Anglo-American thinking.[4][5] From 2011 he taught psychology of totalitarianism, psychology and psychopathology and art at Anglo-American University in Prague.[4][6]
Political career
After the Velvet Revolution, Kabát became the First Deputy of the Ministry of Culture from 1990 to 1991, then held the same position at the Ministry of Interior from 1991 to 1992, responsible for the Bureau of Investigation.[7]
He was a member of the Committee for Culture of the European Parliament in Strasbourg,[8] and the authorized representative of the Czech Government for Refugee Issues.
From 1992 to 1994, Kabát served in the cabinet as the Minister of Culture,[3] serving on a common Czech and Slovak Committee for dividing the cultural heritage of Czechoslovakia between the two new countries, during negotiations from 1992-1993. He was also vice-chairman of the Czech Committee of UNESCO.
In 1994 he served as Chairman of the Radio and Television Broadcast Council.[9] He was subsequently Chairman of the Governmental Advisory Board for Ethnic Minorities.
In 2004, he was appointed as an adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[5][10]
Personal life
In 1977, Kabát married Gabriela Sladková, the Chair of the Czech Prison Fellowship.[11] They had two daughters and three sons.
Selected works
Jindřich Kabát was the author of the following works:[4][12][13]
Books
- 1979 - Psychologie ve výzkumech kultury, nakl. UVK, Praha
- 1982 - (with D. Pokorná) Dramatické umění - preference mladých lidí, nakl. UVK, Praha
- 2011 - Psychologie komunismu, nakl. Práh, Praha
- 2013 - Groh, nakl. Čas, Praha
- 2013 - Útěk :I. Až na samé hranici
- 2014 - Útěk: II. Pád listu, společně, nakl. Triton, Praha
- 2016 - (with K.Janeček, M.Kabát) Karel Janeček v roce 2112, Albatros, edice XYZ, Praha
- 2016 - Dvoukolejná vášeň
- 2016 - Dvojí návrat
- 2016 - Trosečník
- 2016 - Nenažraná, souborně, Albatros, edice XYZ, Praha
- 2017 - Poloviční dvojčata, Triton
- 2017 - (with Vaclav Malý, M.Kabát) Václav Malý Rozhovory, Albatros Media, edice XYZ, Praha
Anthologies and published speeches
- Daniel, L., Holba, J., Kabát, J., Kabele, J., Krch, F.: NG Praha 1988: Research of the Aesthetic dimension of the Personality by Children
- J.Kabat in: Modern Czech Art, Wien 1992
- J.Kabat, introduction in: Modern Czech Visual Art, opening, London 1993
- J.Kabat, in: Czech Visual Art Exposition in Paris, Paris 1993
- J.Kabat in: M.Soldat (Ed.): Dialogs about transformation of Society, chapter: Dialog with Jindrich Kabat, Nadační fond proti korupci, Praha 2011
- J.Kabát: Corruption phenomena from the point of view of Psychology, in: kol.: Fenomen korupce, Martin Soldat (Ed.), Nadační fond proti korupci, Praha 2012
References
- ^ First Czech Culture Minister Jindřich Kabát dies aged 67
- ^ "Tip na knihu Groh (Jindřich Kabát)". Klub knihomolů (in Czech).
- ^ a b "České vlády od roku 1992". eurozprávy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Psychologická novela prvního ministra kultury ČR" [Psychological novel of the first minister of culture of the Czech Republic]. Klub knihomolů (in Czech). Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Tomeš, Josef (1999). Český biografický slovník XX. století [Czech Biographical Lexicon of the 20th Century] (in Czech). Prague, Litomyšl: Paseka. ISBN 80-7185-248-1.
- ^ "Faculty Directory, Anglo-American University". aauni.edu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Ročenka Ministerstva vnitra a policie ČR 1992 [Annual report of the Ministry of Interior and Police of the Czech Republic] (in Czech). Praha: Ministerstvo vnitra ČR. 1992.
- ^ Ročenka Ministerstva kultury ČR 1990 [Annual report of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic] (in Czech). Praha: Ministerstvo kultury ČR. 1990.
- ^ "Složení Rady pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání jmenný přehled členů od roku 1992" [Members of The Radio and Television Broadcast Council since 1992] (in Czech). Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Černý, Milan (1991). Kdo je kdo 1991 [Who is who 1991] (in Czech). Prague: TV Spectrum. ISBN 80-85334-01-1.
- ^ "Úvod" [Introduction]. Prison Fellowship (in Czech). Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "List of records, Results for: Kabát, Jindřich, 1953-". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Jindřich Kabát Knihy". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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