Steff Nellis is a PhD candidate and teaching assistant at the Department of Art History, Musicology, and Theatre Studies at Ghent University. His research interests mainly center around theatricality and performativity of religious rituals in the early modern world. He is part of the editorial board of Documenta: Journal for Theater and he has published on a variety of subjects in journals such as Forum Modernes Theater, Sculpture Journal, Critical Stages, Lateral, Forum +, Rekto:Verso, and Etcetera.

Projects

Projects as PhD researcher

Theatricality and idolatry in Bernard Picart's 'Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde', 1723-1743 (2020 - 2026)

Publications

Key publications

Most recent publications

Full bibliography

Teaching

Inleiding in de Theaterwetenschappen (2020 - heden)

Dramaturgie (2020 - heden)

Onderzoeksvaardigheden I (2020 - heden)

Rituele aspecten van podium- en mediale kunsten (2020 - 2023)

Geschiedenis van het Westers theater van de Oudheid tot 1850 (2024-heden)

Research Seminar (2020 - heden)

Research Seminar: Module Theater & History ("Performing Religion: Enacting and Imag(in)ing Religious 'Others' in Early Modern Europe", 2024).

Gastles Onderzoeksvaardigheden II: Historisch onderzoek binnen de Theaterwetenschappen (2020 - heden)

Gastles Danstheater: Ballet, Idolatrie & The Male Gaze (2020-heden)

Begeleiding van Bachelor- en Masterproeven

Activities

International conference on Imaging religious ceremonies in early modern Europe

Together with prof. dr. Bram Van Oostveldt, we will organize an international conference in Ghent on May 15-17, entitled "Performing Theatricality and imaging religious ceremonies in early modern Western Europe".

Documenta 41.2 (2023) is out!

This special issue of Documenta: journal for theater delves into the reciprocal relationship between ‘Theater and Law’, establishing an interdisciplinary space for justice that transcends conventional legal boundaries. In contrast to traditional, rigid judicial frameworks that revolve around accusing and sentencing clearly defined defendants, the performing and visual arts provide a reflective environment for reevaluating legal cases and systems. Each article in this issue aspires to reconceptualize established legal perspectives by presenting artistically inspired alternatives. The contributions illustrate how the performing and visual arts foster empathetic and progressive alternatives to the judicial process, both within and beyond traditional court settings. Enjoy reading!

Services

Part of the editorial board of Documenta: Journal for Theater (General workflow, peer review, contact, communication ...).
AAP Representative
Alternate member of the Faculty Library Committee
External Expert in the remote evaluation of proposals for the Open Call for projects (COST: European cooperation in science & technology)