A term frequently associated with Spanish culture of the 1960s, particularly during Manuel Fraga’s tenure as Minister of Information and Tourism (1962–1969), is apertura (openness). Unlike the preceding decades, this ...read more
This research project aims at addressing a gap in scholarly literature on Hellenistic poetry by looking at Hellenistic verse inscriptions, and more specifically the ones coming from the ‘Greek East’, ...read more
DEI-GN investigates the representations of disability in graphic narrative and their post-reading impact. As noted by Purcell (2021), “the visualization of the embodiment of disability” in graphic narrative greatly supports the emerging ...read more
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
The project Subversive Voices is a joint virtual seminar designed for Master’s students in Literature, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, and East European and Baltic Studies. It explores how women-identifying creators ...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
This study examines gendered linguistic practices in Post-Classical Greek (31 BC–600 AD) by analyzing bidirectional texts, i.e. written exchanges that reflect an interaction between sender and recipient, including documentary letters, ...read more
Medieval cities were more than centers of trade and governance—they were imagined, shaped, and contested through literature. This project examines how Bruges, Ghent, and Ypres were represented in Middle Dutch ...read more
Over the past years, in Europe and the US, various initiatives were launched to #namethe translator on the cover of books. Does increased visibility for translators and translations necessarily lead ...read more
Buddhist Sūtra Literature represents the diverse, discursive genre of scripture held to be canonical by various Buddhist traditions because it was considered to be buddhavacana (words spoken by the Buddha). ...read more