Projects
Biography in the first Encyclopedia: protagonists of the Naturalis Historia KU Leuven
Constructed life. Biography in the New Music Theater in the context of creation, innovation and communication KU Leuven
New Music Theater is often faced with the accusation of being stuck in traditional narrative structures. Still, in many new compositions non-linear narrative techniques of the music, libretto and staging forms appear that go hand in hand with a new attention to and forms of the narration. This phenomenon is to be investigated with regard to biographical narratives using the examples of Manos Tsangaris' 'Karl May' (2014), Mark-Anthony ...
Historical biography, hagiography and the marvelous in late medieval Egypt, Syria and France: a comparative study of the diachronic use of mirabilia in the biographical traditions of Baybars, Qalāwūn, al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and Louis IX. Ghent University
This research is a comparative study of the historical biographical traditions about the Mamluk sultans Baybars, Qalāwūn and al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the French king Louis IX. A specific focus will be on the use of mirabilia, marvelous anecdotes somewhere in between fact, fiction and hagiography which figure prominently in the biographical traditionbs of all these monarchs.
Biography, history and philosophy in the 3rd century BCE Peripatos: the case of Hieronymos of Rhodes KU Leuven
Hieronymos of Rhodes was one of the main representatives of the 3rd century BCE Peripatos. Although much read in later times, his works have come down to us in fragments only. The work titles and the fragments we have show a special interest in historical topics: in biography of poets and philosophers, history of literature and history of culture. As for his philosophical views we know most about his ethical doctrines where he departed, to ...
Biography, history and philosophy in the 3rd century BCE Peripatos: the case of Hieronymos of Rhodes KU Leuven
A political biography of Agyrrhius of Collytus Een politieke biografie van Agyrrhius van Collytus KU Leuven
My research project aims at reconstructing the political biography of Agyrrhius, an Athenian from the demos of Collytus who was one of the main actors of Athenian politics in the period between the end of the fifth and the first quarter of the fourth century BC. Although Agyrrhius was such an important political figure during the Spartan hegemony, there is still no in-depth study of his political career and his political aims. The relevance ...
Understanding teacher educators' scholarship. Biography, workplace and pedagogy. KU Leuven
Object biography interviews – Flemish metal detectorists and their finds. University of Antwerp
Sabbatical Stephan van Erp: Edward Schillebeeckx biography KU Leuven
During my sabbatical period I will complete part 2 of the biography of Edward Schillebeeckx. This biography is the output of an FWO project on the theology of Edward Schilebeeckx, placed in the context of his time. In a first phase of the sabbatical, as Visiting Professor at Boston College, I will conduct research into the theological developments in the 1970s and 1980s, which form the background of Schillebeeckx's later work. In ...