PhD research Ioanna Kostopoulou, joint PhD Ghent University - Universität Tübingen. The scheduled PhD project aims at achieving a better understanding of the multicultural character of the site of Pyla-Kokkinokremos ...read more
the main objective of this research project is to study the litigation strategies of merchants in the context of the law of commerce in fifteenth-century Bruges (and, in so far ...read more
This doctoral research investigates how the Japanese martial art of aikido can be used as an embodied pedagogy to enhance intercultural business communication training. The project aims to determine ...read more
On the one hand, the past decade has witnessed a massively growing interest in Chinese LGBTQ studies from queer feminists, artists as well as scholars. While on the other hand, ...read more
This project studies the letters and letter-collection of Basil, bishop of Caesarea (ca. 330-379 AD), as means for lobbying, persuasion, and self-presentation. While the letters of Basil have always been ...read more
Within the current field of contemporary documentary theatre, the form of the essay is rising to prominence. The nature and the purpose of the essay inspires a number of contemporary artists with ...read more
This project explores recent efforts by the Russian state to restore the flowering reading culture of Soviet times. The purpose of this policy is not fighting declining reading figures, but ...read more
The research project aims to scrutinize the interwar Russian émigré historical novel, i.e. the phenomenon itself, how it relates to émigré culture, and its relation to other (older and contemporary) ...read more
This comparative project wants to look into the relationship between Kim Namju (1946-1994), a prominent South Korean poet, and Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), one of the most renowned poets of modern ...read more
The goal of the project is to study expressive moments in augmented music realities. Expressive moments are subjective experiences of optimal interaction with, or guided by, music, such as flow, ...read more