Focusing on the Anthropocene unseen—or present yet invisible realities, such as the accumulation of greenhouse gases that drive global warming but defy immediate visibility—this project aims to develop a new ...read more
This project examines the representation of child-figures in contemporary (2017-ongoing) American speculative eco-comics, framing them as “com-post children”—a child who learns to become with their environment and aspires to be a ...read more
The Anyue Buddhist 安岳 sites can be mainly dated between the Tang (618–907) and the Ming (1368–1644) dynasties and consist of locations of great importance when studying Buddhism in the Sichuan ...read more
This project redefines the understanding of sgraffito in Belgium during the Belle Époque (1870–1914) by uncovering the networks, techniques, and collaborations that shaped its creation. Moving beyond the focus on ...read more
This PhD project pursues a comprehensive study of Anyue (Sichuan province, China) stone carvings related to Esoteric Buddhism during the Tang and Song dynasties, using an complex methodology of iconographic analysis and tracing Esoteric ...read more
This project proposal seeks to bridge significant gaps in the understanding of Migration or Integration Language Tests (MILTs) by scrutinizing their rationale, construction, operationalization, and impact within the contexts of migration and ...read more
The use of gender-fair language can lead to a more inclusive society, yet machine translation (MT) systems frequently reproduce and amplify gender bias. Some of this bias is due to ...read more
This project aims to expand on existing research on the use of AI tools in writing education and L2 writing skill development. In current research on AI-aided L2 writing aspects like ...read more
Friendship remains a surprisingly understudied topic, particularly in non-Western contexts, even less so concerning the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Furthermore, when investigated, there has been little attention ...read more
This interdisciplinary research examines the design and dressing of fashion dolls as forms of queer aesthetic labor, enabling new aesthetic possibilities to envision gendered bodies in contemporary fashion. This research seeks to answer how the interaction between the doll, maker, and dresser ...read more