The Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties period (220-584 CE) was a politically turbulent time. The interaction and blending of new cultural elements, especially the widespread influence of the Buddhism ...read more
Fuel was an essential element for both domestic activities (e.g. cooking and heating, artisanal and (proto-)industrial production) and cremation rituals. Fuel use in the Low Counties has been studied for ...read more
This research proposal aims to investigate the diversification of the reconstructed stage of Proto-West Germanic as it appears in the South Germanic, Frisian, and Pre-Old English runic corpora. To this ...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 aim of this project is to attain a comprehensive understanding of the role that the historiography of philosophy played in German neo-Kantianism’s reconceptualization of the boundaries and identity of ...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
Effective writing skills are essential to succeed in professional and academic settings. In Flanders, highly-educated non-native individuals are entering the competitive labour market while struggling with writing in Dutch. From research ...read more