The crucial importance of Syriac historiography for the general history of the Mediëval Middle East has recently been highlighted (e.g. early history of Islam; crusades). Even if the genre has ...read more
This research explores visual political engagement online – how citizens participate in the dynamism of life in society by expressing their opinions and emotions on various issues of democratic life ...read more
Veelvuldig wetenschappelijke onderzoek toont aan dat transitiemomenten kritieke momenten zijn in de onderwijsloopbaan van derdelanders. Deze kwetsbare groep komt niet altijd op de meest geschikte plaats in het onderwijs terecht ...read more
"Typologies of Text and Image Relations (Cliffs/Caves)" is Research Cluster 3.4 of the project "From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions" (Cluster leader: Christoph Anderl)
The cluster “Multicultural Dunhuang: Manuscripts and Paintings” examines the connections between Dunhuang manuscripts and paintings, particularly during the tenth century. A central aim of the project is to bring together ...read more
As a consequence of the deteriorating mental health situation, there is a growing interest in psychotherapies and counseling in China. Following the global indigenization movement starting in the early 1980s, ...read more
he educational innovation project Omeka-FLWI aims to implement the web publication platform Omeka S(emantic) in the teaching practices at Ghent University’s Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. Omeka S offers teachers ...read more
This project addresses the theoretical and methodological questions of embodied interaction with multimedia installation art through body movement and the use of mediation technology. The ultimate goal is the definition ...read more
Political contention over food scarcity during World War I gave rise to the “Profiteering Acts”. In doing so, stately actors tried to preserve their monopoly of punishment by integrating popular anger towards ...read more
In 1992 I carried out fieldwork in Central Kenya, collecting Gikuyu oral narratives and discussing their historical relations to gender-identity and morality with the performers. Eventually this resulted in my ...read more