During this doctoral research, two novels were studied, written during the sixties and seventies: Corporale by Paolo Volponi (Einaudi, Torino 1974) and Petrolio by Pier Paolo Pasolini (published posthumously: Einaudi, Torino 1992). I ...read more
The tribuni plebis were the traditional proponents of the plebeian cause in the Roman Republic. For the late Republic (100 – 23 BCE), historians disagree about whose interests they truly ...read more
For the international research project "Comparative Intellectual History of Chinese Studies" sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Taiwan), our department conducted the "Chinese Studies in Belgium" part. I ...read more
This research focuses on the study of Information Structure and its interaction with syntax and prosody in Kisikongo and Kisolongo, two Angolan varieties of Kikongo, a western Bantu language. It involves an integrated descriptive, comparative ...read more
This research project thematizes reforms and their impact on the social embedding, self-image and social behaviour of monastic groups during the High Middle Ages (tenth-twelfth centuries). Parallel to, and to ...read more
This project focuses on the leadership of ‘second-generation reformers’ in monasteries from the central Middle Ages (10th-early 12th centuries) to investigate the phenomenon of monastic reform as a long-term process. ...read more
In line with recent claims that media research should not only chart the professional cultures of “privileged” full-time reporters and hence marginalize other news workers (Wahl-Jorgenson 2009), the project investigates ...read more
This project proposes a diachronic comparative research, based on a varied corpus of narratives and treatises, into the establishment, evolution and effectiveness of medieval ideals of masculinity in monastic and ...read more
The significance of coastal and estuarine areas for understanding former human life and palaeolandscapes is nowadays recognized internationally. The large preservation potential of these sites, on the transition of the ...read more