Projects
THE VIGILANTES OF GOMA: Urban Youth, Hybrid Security Provision & Urban Dynamics of Crime and Violence in Times of Conflict Ghent University
Located at the Congo-Rwandan border, the city of Goma finds itself at the very heart of the
protracted armed conflict that strikes the Eastern provinces of the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). This PhD proposal examines urban dynamics of security provision in Goma. More specifically, the focus lies on one of the non-state security providers in the city: the so-called selfdefence groups. In a general context of increased urban crime ...
The Violence and Hope of Image Critique in Benjamin, Baudrillard, and Didi-Huberman KU Leuven
In this project I examine the methods and stakes of “image critique” in the work of literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), sociologist and social theorist Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007), and art historian and philosopher Georges Didi-Huberman (1953). Walter Benjamin’s work covers a vast array of subjects, from German Baroque mourning plays to his study of nineteenth-century Paris to his contemporary literary criticism. The common thread ...
Towards a holistic approach to sexual violence: are referral hospitals in sexual violence in the province of East Flanders a feasible and desirable model Ghent University
With this project we want to gain more insight into the feasibility and desirability of the "referral hospital model" in the province of East Flanders. It seems therefore essential that there is first checked with the East Flemish hospitals how to tackle sexual violence today and how they feel about various models. The aim of this project is therefore threefold: 1) To test whether the current approach to victims and perpetrators of sexual ...