Projects
Cultural Displays and Encounters in Globalizing Urban Areas. A Study of Visual Expressions of Ethnic/National Identity Versus the Emergence of a Transnational Attitude in the European Public Realm. University of Antwerp
State institutions and hybrid governance beyond the 'failed' state: a comparative study of custom institutions along the borders of South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. University of Antwerp
Language socialisation and second language acquisition in kindergarten. KU Leuven
Little Pitchers, Big Ears? The Success of Learning New Vocabulary through Addressed and Overheard Speech in Flemish- and Moroccan-heritage Preschool Children
Language acquisition research has long focused nearly exclusively on the way in which young children learn language in direct interactions (Akhtar, Jipson, & Callanan, 2001). However, children also learn much language in indirect situations: by keenly observing others ...
Conflicting identities? A study on the Intersectionality of Homosexuality, Islam and migration in Flanders and Brussels. KU Leuven
‘Unlocking the Closet – Same-Sex Desire among Muslim Men and Women in Belgium’ focuses on the intersections of same-sex sexualities, transnationalism and religion. The author interviewed lesbians, gays and bisexuals from Muslim backgrounds and focused on two different groups: sexual migrants and people from second and third generation migrant backgrounds. The Ph.D project used several research methods: ethnographic interviewing and online ...