Miglena Dikova's postdoctoral research project, entitled "The Concept of the Sublime and the Russian Novel", aims to analyse the aesthetics of the Russian 19th century (e.g. Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" and Dostoyevsky's ...read more
During the first decades of the 20th century, a renewed sensibility for different religious traditions distinguished German(-language) Expressionism, and especially Expressionist drama. It has long been accepted that Expressionism is ...read more
In my PhD-project, "In Good Faith. Belief and Credibility in Late Antique Latin Hagiographical Narratives of Chaste Couples", I concentrate on the much debated issues of truth, belief, and fictionality ...read more
The evolutionary study of art is an upcoming area of research that has drawn that attention of scholars in humanities disciplines such as art history and archaeology, as well as ...read more
This research project aims at a critical analysis of the education to adolescent newcomers in Flanders (OKAN) (viz. use of funding, organization, role and profile of different staff members) and ...read more
This project aims at a written history of the University Library since its foundation, based on thorough research in the library archives, but intented for a wider audience. read more
It is the project's aim to underscore the fundamental and sometimes problematic role of news discourse in political conflicts, where it shapes perceptions, creates identities and influences attitudes. In particular, ...read more
The project focuses on linguistic variation in the Middle Low German (MLG) dialects, which were spoken and written from about 1250 until 1600 AD. MLG is, certainly considering (theoretical) syntax, ...read more
This PhD project, based at the Department of Languages and Cultures, Program for Slavic and East European Studies at Ghent University, examines the Kosova students’ movements between 1968 and 1999. ...read more
On the crossroads between philosophy of history and theatre studies, I look at ways in which performances reflect on and experiment with historicist notions of time and history. The starting ...read more