Bésɨro and Bolivian Guaraní are two communities in Bolivia that share a history of forced migrations and, to this day, face linguistic and cultural erasure. However, they adopted opposite survival ...read more
This research project concerns the formation of Buddhist initiation ritual practices in medieval China, focusing primarily on images on murals and in manuscripts that have been discovered in the region ...read more
In the history of ancient Chinese thought, bide 比德 initially existed as a universal mode of thinking with anthropological significance, referring to the association of certain human behaviors or concepts with the characteristics ...read more
The aim of the NEMIC project is to generate region-specific insights into cultural variation among the first farming communities in what is now Belgium. This will be achieved through a ...read more
Forged paintings pose an urgent challenge to international law enforcement agencies and the art world. Both the quantity and the quality of the works are alarming. In practice, however, this type ...read more
This project aims at offering a fresh study of public generosity and benefactors in the late Roman period in the Eastern Mediterranean as a way to advance three key debates which feature prominently ...read more
This project focuses on modeling emotional states in multimodal conversations by integrating information from text, audio, and visual modalities. The core hypothesis is that different modalities may convey the same, ...read more
Throughout Chinese history, mountain worship has shaped the spatial order of ancient cities as a cultural and spiritual anchor, forming a unique "city-mountain" landscape imbued with regional identity and philosophical/religious ...read more
This is an online interdisciplinary research seminar entitled “WomeninBalkanliterature and culture: subversive readings and identity challenges.”. The lectures are 30 min long, in English and on topics concerning women in Balkan culture and literature in the 20th and/or 21st century. The lectures are followed by ...read more
The AI Navigators project aims to boost AI literacy among teachers from North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, and Belgium. The initiative seeks to cultivate an innovative, AI-friendly environment, shaping future ...read more