Projects
The position of UNESCO in global communication politics at the beginning of the digital age: An analysis of policy discourses on the Information Society. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Harmful Cultural Practices: A critical analysis of cross-cultural discourses and moral understandings of gender, sexuality and embodiment Ghent University
The aim of this project is (1) to critically question the analytical viability and the strategic potential of the notion of harmful cultural practices; (2) to gain a better insight into the way in which women in a migration context experience and negotiate moral and cultural understandings concerning gender, sexuality and embodiment, and (3) to develop an alternative framework that incorporates different cultural perspectives and ...
Trojan Horse Discourse: The Use and Abuse of Contemporary Constitutional Discourse for Fundamental Rights Protection. University of Antwerp
"Moi les hommes, je les déteste": Misandry as a literary discourse. University of Antwerp
Words, not things. Analyzing the discourse of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Tragedies (1966-68) from a system theory perspective. KU Leuven
The first part of the project is of a comparative nature. Using a conceptual framework stemming from major contributions within the fields of both Polysystem Theory and Translation/Adaptation Studies, the study will shed light on the ways ...
Discourse of “state-induced return” in international institutional speech: how to kindly give the boot to people on the move Vrije Universiteit Brussel
analysing state-induced return speech, the goal is to study how the lexical series of terms using a
prefix expressing repetition or intensity serves the objectives of European external policies. This
paradigm of terms starting with re- (which includes resettlement, readmission and reintegration) is
more and more used ...
The "Nepantla" generation: identity discourse in the essays of the second generation of Spanish exiles in Mexico. KU Leuven
A constructional multimodal approach to coordination in discourse KU Leuven
This project aims at describing the verbal, vocal, and gestural features participating in coordination in English. The study will rely on a corpus of audiovisual recordings of unprepared dialogues, semi-scripted TV talk-shows, and television broadcast news. The objectives of this study are twofold. We investigate 1) how speakers express coordinate structures, as we identify recurrent verbal, vocal, and visual marks of coordination through the ...
The material image-building of Erard de la Marck, Prince-Bishop of Liège. Strategy, components and significance of a versatile discourse KU Leuven
The adaptation to the required decorum as well as the creation of a personal image were essential components of the material culture of rulers during the Ancien Régime. To that end, a large set of tools was available that could produce an impressive variety of buildings, monuments, works of art and other objects that served the creation of the required image building. The present research project concentrates on the material culture of Erard ...