Having graduated a masters degree in teaching English language and Mathematics and a doctoral degree in English studies, Mgr. Martina Jurièková, PhD. now works as a postdoc assistant at the Department of English and American Studies at the Faculty of Arts at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. She specializes in fantasy, British, and postcolonial literature. In her research, she focuses on the depiction of virtues and vices in fantasy literature, particularly J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, having published in a number of literary and Tolkien studies journals.