Doc. Petra Košťálová, Ph.D., graduated from Armenian Studies and Ethnology at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University; she holds Ph.D. degree in Ethnology (Charles University) and History (Université Paul Valéry). She received the title of Docent at the Institute of Ethnology, Charles University (2018). She actually works as Assistant Professor at Department of East European Studies. Her research deals with ethnicity, stereotypes and collective memory, focusing on the Caucasus region (especially on Armenian history, literature and culture) and the region of Central Europe and Balkans. Here, the accent is placed on the textual analysis of Armenian primary sources dating from 16th-18th centuries (chronicles, colophons, travel accounts). She regularly contributes to scientific journals (Slovanský Přehled, Archiv orientální, Český lid, Národopisná Revue etc.). She is the author of following publications: Simeon of Poland, Travels 1608-1618: Travel Accounts and Chronicles of the Armenian Pilgrim (2016, in Czech), Armenian Chronicles from Lake Van. 16th - 18th centuries (2011, in Czech), Stereotypical Images and Ethnic Myths: Cultural Identity of Armenia (2012, in Czech), L’image de l’Autre dans les chroniques arméniennes (2010, in French) and Songs of the Land of Nairi: Folk and Troubadour Songs of Medieval Armenia (2006); co-author of the book The Calamity of Christians: Extermination of Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks in the Ottoman Empire in 1914-1923 (2017, in Czech).