Projects
Feeding the ties with 'home': the role of the Moroccan diaspora policies in the transnational ties of the postmigration generation. University of Antwerp
Online religion in a transnational context: representing and practicing Jainism in diasporic communities Ghent University
This research seeks to identify and understand developments in diasporic Jainism through an exploration of online activity related to Jainism and a set of interviews conducted in different communities. Thus, it will address different currents in contemporary Jainism, but also function as a case-study on the dynamics of religion in the context of migration and the role of ICT therein.
E-identity: Social media and identity from the perspective of diasporic LGBTQs. University of Antwerp
Satire across borders: production, content, and audiences of pan-Arab news satire Vrije Universiteit Brussel
diffused in many countries and contexts. This project aims to deepen,
and expand, the burgeoning scholarship on news satire by looking at
the transnational processes that underlie the production, content and
consumption of pan-Arab news satire. The inherently transnational
nature of pan-Arab news satire in its production and
consumption—as it ...
Motherhood and Lived Religion: Empirical Study on Perceptions and Experiences of Shiite Mothering in Belgium Ghent University
This project seeks to research the relationship between lived religion, perceptions and experiences of motherhood among Shiite women in Belgium. Under the umbrella notion of motherhood, the research includes women with and without children. The project develops a comprehensive multi-method qualitative research plan using content and critical discourse analysis, interviews, and ethnography. It investigates how Shiite women in the diaspora ...
Just kidding? – A qualitative research into the sociocultural role and meanings of humorous representations of ethnic diversity in Flemish television comedy. Ghent University
To this day, comic imagery that revolves around ethnic differences may create intercultural
conflicts and polarize public debates. The research project wants to explore these cultural tensions
over humour and identity in a Flemish climate that is marked by ethno-cultural tensions, colourblind
ideology and a lack of visibility for diaspora audiences in public, mediated and academic
spheres (Adriaens, 2012). As such, the ...
Counter-currents of migration and faith: the involvement of Senegalese migrants and their children within the religious education sector in Senegal. University of Antwerp
Screening multiple identities. National, subnational and transnational discourses in post-war Belgian cinema. University of Antwerp
Remember Africa? The effects of twice-migration on the religious and cultural lives of British ‘East African’ Jains Ghent University
The project "Remember Africa?” uses different types of contemporary memorial projects and narratives of individual Jains in the UK to address the experience of twice-migration and its impact upon religious and cultural praxis. It comprises two distinct levels of inquiry.
First, it will approach memory as a source, and construct a continuous history of Jainism as it moved spatially from India to East-Africa to the UK, and temporally ...