During the late nineteenth century, kimonos were favoured dressing gowns and many tea-gowns contained elements inspired by Antiquity, the Middle Ages or the eighteenth century. Paradoxically, these female garments evoking ...read 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
VIOLENCE WORK is a groundbreaking study of everyday violence in Belgian Central Africa—Burundi, Congo, and Rwanda (19th-20th C). Though colonial violence has been studied widely, few have explored how everyday ...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
This project explores the early modern attitude toward nature through the popular literary medium of the "hofdicht". In this genre the gardens and country houses of the elite are celebrated. ...read more
Relationship websites, speed dating events, and advertisements offer new possibilities for establishing a family for individuals seeking sperm or egg donors or co-parents for their future children. Users of these ...read more
The global population is ageing at an accelerated rate and older people are more likely to face existential isolation and existential loneliness. In China, the country with the world's largest ...read more
Many trans and non-binary foreign-language persons rely on an interpreter to express themselves across the language barrier in accordance with their identity. However, there are challenges, both for the social ...read more
The global population is ageing at an accelerated rate and older people are more likely to face existential isolation and existential loneliness. In China, the country with the world's largest ...read more
The Bronze Age in Lower and Upper Mesopotamia was a time of major changes in power, culture, and society. New social and cultural ideas from this ...read more