This research examines the vulnerability of agricultural regions in the Low Countries to damaging animals from 1780 to 1840. The study questions which factors influenced animal occurrences in diverse regions ...read more
Marveling is a universal human response to something greater than ourselves. Throughout history, narrative literature has been a prime vehicle for marveling since descriptions of the extraordinary can induce the ...read more
This project looks at diverse ways in which the increased availability and democratization of interregional and international travel, as well as the changing opportunities for overseas trade and professional migration ...read more
The project investigates anaphora resolution—that is, the discourse strategies used to refer to previously mentioned entities through anaphoric devices such as pronouns—in Belgian-Dutch speakers acquiring Italian as a second language ...read more
The research focuses on the Buddhist Vinaya manuscripts from Dunhuang, particularly those not included in the Taishō Tripitaka. These texts, which number over 140 entries, include abridged versions of the Four Vinaya (Dasabhāṇavāra, ...read more
The Bospette fellowship for Roman glass has enabled a thorough investigation of the very diverse collection of glass jewelry at the Allard Pierson. The bracelets, beads, rings, pendants, amulets, gems, ...read more
This project aims to improve our understanding of the use of courtesans (high-class Greek sex workers) as a literary focus in the Second Sophistic (50-250 CE), a literary and cultural ...read more
The exhibition features innovative scenography that reveals the many representations of Buddha, the Buddhist pantheon, and its rituals.The iconic Buddha figure is well-known in Western society. Often seen as a ...read more
Ancient Greece witnessed significant socio-political shifts from the Classical to the Roman period, shaping both regional history and societal dynamics in the populations. Despite the recently emerging view of low ...read more
My research project aims to trace the social histories of the Bhagavad Gītā from the centuries just prior to colonialism in North India to the 18th and the 19th centuries. ...read more