Projects
International Network for Sensory Research. University of Antwerp
Marcel Broodthaers and cinema. University of Antwerp
The linguistic landscape of hate speech on social media. University of Antwerp
The development and representation of Dutch syntax in learners of Dutch as a foreign language and learners of Dutch as a second native language. University of Antwerp
Sabbatical Leave Project, 2018-2019 University of Antwerp
Sabbatical 2018-2019 Prof. Dirk Van Hulle University of Antwerp
Cultural diplomacy avant la lettre? The Circulation of Belgian art in the Southern Cone,1850-1914. KU Leuven
An overlooked fact in Belgium’s colonial history is that Belgian ambitions reached beyond Africa and Congo. Even less well known is the role played by art in these projects. Between 1850 and 1914 several 'colonies Belges' were established in the Southern cone (Argentine, Chile and Uruguay). These agricultural and industrial settlements were realized by entrepreneurs and private organizations and were motivated by on the one hand imperialist ...
Trauma and the Body in the Book of Psalms KU Leuven
Literary Trauma Studies has shed new light on the genesis, the literary and redactional development of the Bible as a whole, as well as on the theology of individual biblical books. The Book of Psalms has only received scant attention from this perspective. The proposed project will provide the very first comprehensive analysis of the representation of trauma in the Psalter. It will argue that the Psalter contains several references to ...