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 The System of Mohist Logic and Its Methodology engages with the work «Mozi» (《墨子》, mò zǐ), ascribed to the philosopher Mozi (墨子, trad. ca.470–391 BCE). The scholarship does not agree ...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
Sophie Taeuber, Emmy Hennings and Suzanne Perrottet were pioneers of the historical avant-garde. As members of the artistic movement of Dadaism (°Zurich, 1916) they mocked art institutions and experimented with language, logic and identity while ...read more
Nodding syndrome (NS) is a poorly understood condition characterized by repetitive involuntary nodding of the head, mental retardation and stunted growth, which mainly affects children aged five to fifteen years ...read more
This PhD project is part of the ERC-CG funded project BantuFirst led by Prof. Koen Bostoen and dedicated to the reconstruction of vocabulary referring to plants and animals in Proto-West-Coastal Bantu, one of ...read more