Publications
De traditie van Janine De Rop in de sociaal-kritische traditie Ghent University
In their reviews, many critics emphasize the social issues in De traditie (Janine De Rop, 1963). Judging by the reviews and a superficial reading, the reader can indeed observe the importance of the motif of socialism, but at the same time the novel is not a typical literary work of social criticism. Even so, the representation of Janine De Rop, her affinity with other authors of social criticism and the social realism of the novel indicate that ...
Mercedes, Nachtverkeer en de valkuilen van empathie : de hoorspelen van Walter van den Broeck Ghent University
Arme meneer Zetternam : het empathisch motief bij Mynheer Luchtervelde en zijn schrijver Ghent University
Mynheer Luchtervelde. Waerheden uit onzen tyd (1848) is considered to be the first Flemish novel of social criticism, i.e. a novel in which the social conditions of the factory worker are criticized (in the context of industrialisation). Eugeen Zetternam is one of the first authors in Flanders who made his readers sensible to this social issue. That sensitivity, which I specify as empathy, is not only noticeable in the novel itself, but also in ...