Projects
Cinema Located. A study on place, space and social experience of cinema in Ghent (1982-2012) Ghent University
The multiplex celebrated its 30th anniversary, yet very little empirical research has been done on the place, space and experience of cinema culture since its emergence (Hanson, 2007; Klinger, 2006; Acland, 2003). The workings of Hollywood, cross-cultural reception and the Americanisation of the cinema culture in non-American domains have been subject to many critiques (Krämer, 2011; Trumpbour, 2002; Vasey, 1997; Thompson, 1985; Guback, ...
Cinema Located. A study on place, space and social experience of cinema in Ghent (1982-2012) Ghent University
The goal of this postdoctoral research project is to get an understanding of the working of cinema as a social site, and an amalgam of economic, cultural and political structures through empirical research on the structure of cinema culture and the experience of
moviegoing in the multiplex in Ghent using a variety of methods and a combination of research results.
The place of university lecturing: a comparative analysis of the practice and experience of lecturing in physical and digital spaces KU Leuven
‟Lecturing‟ is a pedagogic practice that still seems to be at the heart of the university in various parts of the world. Today, it concerns physical as well as digital lectures. However, an educational understanding of the event of lecturing and the (dis)similarities between physical and digital lecturing is missing, and hence the reason why holding to the practice of lecturing, and even more its educational meaning, is unclear. Given the ...
Sabbatical Johan Van Den Berghe: Moratorium Space: Drawing and Writing Reflections on an Anthology of Moments and Places. KU Leuven
With this sabbatical I intend to further deepen the project Moratorium Space (3E210001): (https://www.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/portaal/#/projecten/3E210001?hl=en&lang=en). My continued research will bank on making a series of drawings of places that are interconnected by a topographic section of the landscape where I live (Fig. 1), starting from drawings and reflections I made in previous research (Van Den Berghe 2010, 2012, 2013, 2021, Van ...
Queer Migration: Place, Desire and Activism KU Leuven
This PhD focuses on the perspective and the role of queer migrants in local and transnational LGBT movements. It discusses the difficulties and possibilities transnational migration creates for queer activism and activists. This PhD wants to fill this gap by answering the following research questions: 1. What are the barriers and opportunities for activism faced by queer migrants? a) How does the migration experience affect their (urge for) ...
Architectural Space Thought and Taught.Trading Zones of the Concept of Space, 1945-1980. KU Leuven
Space and mobility in the work of Sergio Chejfec. An analysis of four of his books KU Leuven
This dissertation offers an approach to the prose fiction of the Argentine author Sergio Chejfec (1956). Over the past few decades, literary criticists highlighted Chejfec’s particular style and identified him as an important voice in the Argentine – and international – literary field. The theme of walking and the importance of space in the work of Chejfec is mentioned very often in critical approaches. Strangely enough, most approaches have ...
Health effects of exposure to green space, airborne pollen and air pollution A mobile health study on adults with tree pollen allergy KU Leuven
Over the past decades the prevalence of pollen allergy has increased. This trend is expected to continue due to ongoing urbanization, climate change and increasing air pollution. In order to mitigate urban heat and improve air quality in the city, urban green space has been promoted. Urban green spaces have been associated with numerous health benefits. Contact with the natural environment strengthens the human microbiome and immune system. ...
The Embodiment of Consolation: unlocking the interaction between mourning, drawing and space. KU Leuven
Recent bereavement studies are observing a growing divide between the existing ‘deathscapes’ (Maddrell & Sidaway 2010) and the transforming socio-cultural landscape of mourning within our secularizing western society. Memorial practices are moving away from the public domain towards the everyday and private environments of the bereaved, while the strive for closure is shifting towards a longing for continuing bonds with the deceased.
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