In the contemporary geopolitical world, the European Union and China are in a constant dynamic relationship. With the aim to work towards a resilient future with China for the EU ...read more
This project aims to investigate and theorise China's ‘sharp power’ in contemporary China and Taiwan. ‘Sharp power’ is the power to shape the public opinion and ideology of other countries. ...read more
The progress made in the fields of technology, information theory, computational modeling, and immersive multisensory displays put the notion of the body as archive in a new perspective, especially as ...read more
This project uses the critical philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche to develop a comprehensive understanding of the meaning and function of the nihilism(s) confronting us in today’s ecological crises. Despite increased ...read more
Mahayana Buddhism has its own viewpoints on sexuality, birth, death, and religious practices. Some topics have been discussed extensively, such as “Buddhist perspectives on same-sex marriage”, “Buddhist attitudes toward the ...read more
This research strives to overcome scientific knowledge gaps related to Sun Yat-sen’s life, as well as the gaps surrounding the concepts that are crucial in understanding his persona: Leninism, Christianity, ...read more
Many linguists believe that the language of our Indo-European ancestors had a considerable number of verbs which may appear both in intransitive and transitive constructions with no formal change in ...read more
The 5th century marks the transition from the Roman to the Medieval world, an essential turning point in European history. However, when we try to identify it in the archaeological ...read more
This project studies the role of the child (defined as younger than 18) from a sensorial perspective in a transnational corpus of contemporary literature on the US-Mexican border. Between 2006 ...read more
This project wants to contribute to a better understanding of the grammar underlying Spanish-English codeswitching phenomena. In particular, it looks into the factors governing an overlooked but highly productive construction in codeswitching contexts, ...read more