In the 18th century, a changing view on criminal law and the custodial sentence gave rise to the new architectural typology of the cellular prison. This typology became widespread in ...read more
There is a tight link between the rhythm of external information (e.g., auditory) and movement. It can be seen when we spontaneously or deliberately move on the beat of music ...read more
The Pirenne Consortium for Medieval Studies is launched as one of the five SHGW (social and behavioral sciences and humanities) research consortia at Ghent University. It operates within the larger ...read more
This dissertation tells the story of the collections of artists and artisans in early seventeenth-century Antwerp. Based on archival research of probate inventories, it turns out that many artists and ...read more
Seemingly paradoxical, nineteenth-century society and culture are characterized by both an increased internationalization of cultural and artistic practices, and a growing importance of nationality. The role of national administrations and ...read more
The increase in the number of performances based on material from ancient Greek tragedy on contemporary stages all over the world is very apparent. The relevance of these performances has ...read more
Motion capture-based renderings of dance performance constitute a complex, but highly interesting cultural phenomenon at a time when motion recognition and haptic technology increasingly affect our society at large. Applications ...read more
From its inception, near the close of the sixteenth century, to its modernist transformation in the course of the twentieth, opera thrived in scenic realms that were boundlessly illusionistic while ...read more