Projects
Capital cinema and film flow: An historical research into the distribution, exhibition and experience of cinema in Brussels Ghent University
The proposed research project focuses on key aspects of the film culture and industry in the city of Brussels. The Belgian capital, which was widely renowned for its vibrant film culture (cf. a wide range of commercial film venues, art-house cinemas, festivals, as well as Catholic, socialist and other kinds of ideological film exploitation), was considered to be the heart of the Belgian film industry (cf. production, distribution, ...
From New Stagecraft to New Cinema: Silent Film Performs the Avant-Garde. University of Antwerp
Historical film as a critical palimpsest. KU Leuven
Spectacle culture. An interdisciplinary platform for historical research into film, theater, dance and music performance. KU Leuven
The Scientific Research Community (WOG) "Spectacle culture" wants to bring a trend break in this area. Apart from institutions and disciplines, scientists come together to compare their current research on cultural culture in terms of content and methodology, to sketch a state of affairs, but also to develop new research hypotheses or questions.
Antwerp Cinema City. A media-historical investigation into the post-war evolution of film exhibition and reception in the city of Antwerp (1945-2010) with a focus on the Rex-group. University of Antwerp
Cultures of Spectacle. An interdisciplinary platform for historical research on film, theatre, dance and musical performance. University of Antwerp
The role of European cultural institutions in the circulation of European cinema and the development of Chilean film culture (1955-1989) (ECICH). University of Antwerp
Rubens in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: The Oeuvre of Peter Paul Rubens in Illustrated Art Books, Film and Television (1877-1977). Ghent University
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is one of the most canonised and reproduced artist in (Belgian) art
history. Through his own reproduction atelier, printed copies of his work already circulated widely
in Europe during his life. However, the number of Rubens reproductions exploded once
mechanical reproduction techniques developed and this phenomenon reached its first apex
around the 300th Rubens anniversary celebrations in ...