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This project proposes to study city views from Ghent, created between c. 1500 and c. 1900, to trace long-term developments in the representation of the urban built environment. The case ...read more

Networking in the past: the role of social capital in the success of the neoclassical painter and educator François-Joseph Navez (1787-
1869) in nascent Belgiumread more

This project investigates the development of Chinese Chan/Zen 禪 Buddhist hagiography and historiography during the Tang-Song transition (ca. 750–1050). Specifically, I examine the hagiographies for the patriarchs and early Chan masters in ...read more

This project explores the transformations in cattle production in Southern and Central Africa during the colonial and early postcolonial period. During this period, (post)colonial  governments, scientists, entrepreneurs and settlers promoted ...read more