Projects
Consuls between the Nation and Global Capital: A Comparative History of Belgian, Italian, and U.S. Economic Diplomacy in Ottoman Salonika, 1823–1912. University of Antwerp
social justice and national identification. a social history of war nationalism in belgium, 1914-1925 Ghent University
The aim of this project is a socio-historical analysis of nationalism of the lower and middle classes (especially workers, shopkeepers and farmers) in Belgium during and after WWI. This Project focuses on the question of why and to what extent those social groups appropriate nationalism in wartime, and how they actually use it in social interaction
The molecular basis of human-induced life history adaptation. University of Antwerp
In Search of the Subaltern Voice: A Conflict History of Subaltern Experiences and Subjectivity in Rural Guatemala KU Leuven
History, Ethics and Politics in a Pluralistic Society Ghent University
In this project, I will research the ethical and political aspects of the way the public deals with the past. I will treat three case studies: Public historiographic discussions, moral anachronisms, and the ethics and politics of re-enactment
Dead End: an economic and cultural history of Japan in the age of the great depression 1927 - 1937 (JapanGreatDepression). KU Leuven
Integrating molecular archeology and Bayesian phylodynamics to elucidate the hidden history of HIV-1. KU Leuven
From private 'folk' to 'Indian/Rajasthani Gypsy' dance on global stages to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO): the history of Kalbeliya dance (ca. 1960 to the present) Ghent University
This project presents a first in-dept study of Kalbeliya dance, focusing on its transformations from a folk dance practised exclusively at home, to a folk dance performed in public. The study aims to answer the following questions: What are the historical evolutions that can be osbserved from the sixties ('pure dance') to the present ('performing art')? And how is Kalbeliya dance conceptualized within the broader context of 'Classical' Indian ...
WOODCHAR – 2500 years of woodland history in NW Europe studied through the analysis of archaeological remains of charcoal kilns. Ghent University
Before the large scale use of fossil coal, charcoal was the most important fuel for many (proto)industrial activities, and I particular for the production of iron. Charcoal was produced in kilns that were situated in former woodlands. In many areas in NW-Europe, there are numerous archaeological remains of these charcoal kilns, dating from the iron age till the post medieval period, preserved in the soil. These are an important but little ...