Frane Karabatic e-mail: [email protected] Burdine Hall 570, 2505 University Avenue, Stop F3600, Austin, TX, 78712
EDUCATION
Doctoral study Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures Fall 2018–date Slavic Languages and University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Literatures
MA Degree Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures Completed 5/2018 Slavic Languages and University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Literatures
MA Degree Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures Completed 5/2006 Croatian and Italian Department of Italian Language & Literature Split, Croatia Languages and Literatures University of Split
COURSES TAUGHT
Elementary Russian The University of Texas at Austin Summer 2020 Online Course Austin, TX
Elementary & Advanced The University of Texas at Austin Spring 2020 Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Austin, TX
Elementary Russian The University of Texas at Austin Spring 2020 Online Course Austin, TX
Elementary & Advanced The University of Texas at Austin Fall 2019 Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Austin, TX
The Peoples and Cultures of The University of Kansas Spring 2019 South-Eastern Europe through Film Lawrence, KS
Advanced The University of Kansas Fall 2018 Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Lawrence, KS
Online course The University of Kansas Fall 2018, Fall 2016 South Slavic Literature and Civilization Lawrence, KS
Elementary & Intermediate The University of Pittsburgh Summer 2013–2019 Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Pittsburgh, PA
Elementary Russian The University of Kansas Fall 2017–Spring 2018 Lawrence, KS
Advanced The University of Kansas Fall 2016–Spring 2017 Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Lawrence, KS
Elementary, Intermediate & Advanced Trinity College Dublin Fall 2012–Spring 2015 Croatian Dublin, Ireland
Postmodernity in Literatures of Trinity College Dublin Spring 2014, Spring 2015 Central and Eastern Europe Dublin, Ireland
Cultures of South-Eastern Europe Trinity College Dublin Fall 2013, Fall 2014 Dublin, Ireland
Cinema in Communist and Trinity College Dublin Fall 2013, Fall 2014 Post-Communist Central and Dublin, Ireland Eastern Europe
Elementary, Intermediate & Advanced The University of Iowa Fall 2009–Spring 2011 Croatian Iowa City, IA
Elementary, Intermediate & Advanced Private High School Fall 2006–Spring 2009 Italian Marko Anton de Domins Split, Croatia
SERVICE AS TEACHING ASSISTANT
Russian Business The University of Kansas Spring 2019 Culture Lawrence, KS
The Vampire in Literature, Film, and The University of Kansas Fall 2017 Television Lawrence, KS
INVITED TALKS
Between East and West, History of South Slavs University of Kansas September 2017 Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Literary Evening Great writing – Great Places, Sounds of Europe November 2012 Mansion House, the Lord Mayor of Dublin Dublin, Ireland
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Processing Instruction in Teaching Elementary Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian: 2019 Exploratory Study during the Intensive Summer Language Program Lexington, KY University of Kentucky: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference
Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Writing: Literature of the 1990s and 2019 Transition to the New Millennium Columbus, OH The Ohio State University: Midwest Slavic Conference
Masculinity and Deprived Bodies in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya 2018 Annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Stusies Boston, MA
The Development of Christianity in Salona, an Ancient Illyrian City in Croatia 2012 University College London London, UK
Between Thompsonization and Turbo Folk 2011 (Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Changes) London, UK London Metropolitan University
Religion and the Symbolic Meaning of the Historical Remains in Salona 2011 (International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference) Boston, MA Harvard University
Women’s Shifting Roles and Status in Post-Communist Europe 2011 (Panel: Young Women of Central/Eastern Europe and Russia Today) Iowa City, IA University of Iowa
Endless Journey, Migration Theme in Contemporary Croatian Literature 2011 (International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference) Orlando, FL University of Central Florida
The Art of Travelling to Nowhere 2010 (Postgraduate Conference “Migrancy and the Text”) London, UK Kingston University
PUBLICATIONS
Karabatic, F. (2011). The art of travelling to nowhere. International Journal of Arts and Sciences, 4/14, 221–234.
GRANTS AWARDED
Department of Education's Title VI grant Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 2020 Online textbook development University of Texas at Austin,
Professional Development Award Texas Language Center 2020 Online textbook development University of Texas at Austin
Conrad Fund Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 2019 Conference Travel Award University of Kansas
Norman E. Saul Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies 2019 Conference Travel Award University of Kansas
Language Teaching and The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 2019 Learning Research University of Pittsburgh
Conrad Fund Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 2018 Conference Travel Award University of Kansas
Competitive Scholarship Centro studi italiani 2006 for Excellence Scuola di lingua e cultura italiana, Urbania, Italy
Consulate of the Italian Republic Università per Stranieri 2004 for Contribution to Cultural Promotion Perugia, Italy
Competitive Scholarship Centro studi italiani 2003 for Excellence Scuola di lingua e cultura italiana, Urbania, Italy
Competitive Scholarship Società Dante Alighieri, 2002 for Excellence Castelraimondo, Italy
NON-ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Interpreter and Translator University of Iowa Hospital Sept 2010–Jun 2011 Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Iowa City, IA Italian
Interpreter and Translator City Hall Aug 2007–Jul 2009 Italian Split, Croatia
Supervisor and Interpreter Ancona Municipality May 2007 Italian Ancona, Italy
Information Officer and Organizer Croatian National Tourist Board May-November 2005 Italian Split, Croatia
Information Officer and Organizer Consulate of the Italian Republic February-June 2004 Italian Split, Croatia
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Wordpress Workshop May 2019 University of Kansas Building a professional digital presence; creating own website, and adding pages to highlight research, teaching, and/or professional activities.
Software Carpentry Workshop January 2019 University of Kansas Content: program design, version control, data management, and task automation (Unix shell, version control with Git, and R for reproducible scientific analysis).
EVENTS ORGANIZED
Public Lecture Series on Europe July 1, 2013: Croatia in EU; what will be with April 2013 Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland the rest of the Western Balkans? By Tvrtko Jakovina
Promotion of Croatian Cinema Collaboration with Long Room Hub and March 2013 Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Dublin International Film Festival
Photo Exhibition Amazing Croatia November 2012 European Union House, Dublin, Ireland Artist, Marko Vrdoljak