Ghent University

Ghent University research plays leading role in exhibition on Judith of Flanders

On 4 October opens the long-awaited exhibition ‘Judith. A Carolingian princess in Ghent?'. Visitors will follow in the footsteps of the Ghent University ...

Lecture 'A Longue-Durée History of Violence in the Congo Basin’

Elaborating on previously published material, this paper by Giacomo Macola draws on the concept of “warlordism” to make sense of the bloody history of the ...

Lecture 'A Political Economy of the Genocide in Gaza: The Case for Military Embargo'

The Palestine Talks series features expert lectures to explore the political, social, and cultural dimensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Lecture 'Annihilating Leadership: The Destruction of Elites in the Armenian Genocide and Beyond'

Lecture by Uğur Ü. Üngör, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Amsterdam

Lecture 'Comparative Readings of the Odyssey/Second Odyssey and Faust I: Enigma, Language of Fire, Images'

Public talk by the renowned linguist, literary scholar and translator, Evanghelia Stead (Université Paris-Saclay/Institute universitaire de France)

Lecture 'Environmental Dimension of Russian Aggression against Ukraine: Questions of Qualification and Responsibility'

Lecture by Dr. Nataliia Hendel

Lecture 'European Integration in the South Caucasus: Prospects for Armenia and Georgia'

Lecture 'From ancient queen to global icon: Nefertiti’s 100-year trajectory, 1924-2024'

A story of struggles over legal ownership and restitution; it is also a story about competing beauty standards in a globalizing world.

Lecture 'Meet the Jury - The Archive as an Open Wound'

Performance lecture and discussion by theatre director and Prof Dr. Vinicius Torres Machado (UNESP, BR)

Lecture 'Palestine, Gaza, and the Question of Genocide Denial'

The Palestine Talks series features expert lectures to explore the political, social, and cultural dimensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict.