Projects
FWO travel grant for a short stay at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Hasselt University
Simple eating out in Amsterdam (1900-1980) KU Leuven
Simple and cheap food play a fundamental role in the eating-out culture of Amsterdam. Small, cheap eateries, such as sandwich shops, snackbars and cafeterias, were established in Amsterdam in order to provide a dining experience devoid of class distinctions. The purpose of this research is to counter the widely-accepted contention that there was a lack of an eating-out culture in Amsterdam until the 1970s. Central to my study is the following ...
The embarrassment of riches? Inequality and the Dutch material culture. Amsterdam, 1581-1780. University of Antwerp
Multilingual landscapes and linguistic vitality in urban surroundings: case-studies of Brussels and Amsterdam. Ghent University
This project aims to address the vitality and structured linguistic hierarchies of languages used and displayed in the linguistic landscapes of Brussels and Amsterdam by means of quantitative and qualitative methodologies as well as geographical analyses. The project also aims to address the current conceptual void and lack of clarity on the relation between vitality and linguistic landscapes in general.