The epitome has been usually seen as a derivative text deprived of any literary quality. This project sheds light on the epitome as a typical product of late antique literary ...read more
Nietzsche associated Renaissance culture with force and greatness and saw it as an antidote to the slave morality of Christianity. The Renaissance had recovered the spirit of the Classics and had thus shown the ...read more
This project will investigate ideas about 'the people' and popular political participation in the works of a number of Greek intellectuals from the Roman Empire, viz. Plutarch of Chaeronea, Dio ...read more
In South Africa, the apartheid government masked blunt racial oppression as “separate development” and maintained a policy of terror, leading to a significant number of traumatic situations. The South Africa ...read more
Maaheen Ahmed's postdoctoral project is on trauma in contemporary comics, relying on a broad definition of trauma to encompass the aftermath of large-scale events (the two world wars, 9/11) as ...read more
The novel is today the most popular literary genre worldwide. Its early history has not been written yet. In order to enhance our understanding of this history (both conceptually and ...read more