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
This project will challenge the prevailing scholarly consensus that monastic recruitment in the Latin West underwent a fundamental transformation after the mid eleventh century. By focusing on ideological and practical ...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
This project is situated in the fields of integrated history and philosophy of science and philosophy of scientific practice. It aims to provide an epistemological analysis of the role of ...read more
Phenomenological research on experiences of the ageing bodies in different Chinese societies. This also includes alternative discourses of aging that go beyond the decline narrative and successful aging, and ways to ...read more
Even in the past, broad social categories like status played a crucial role in language variation and change. However, language use is also linked to the existence of more locally ...read more
The use of English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education is on the rise both globally and within Flanders, requiring lecturers to impart and students to construe ...read more
This project develops and evaluates machine-learning models for the automated processing of historical Greek and Latin texts. Using transformer-based architectures and existing annotated datasets, the project focuses on tasks such ...read more