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Lecture 'Amused Racial Contempt: On the Emotional Power of Humor in Social and Racial Alignment and Alienation, Past and Present'

A public lecture with Raúl Pérez about the central role humor plays in reinforcing and mobilizing racist ideology

Debate 'A Comedian, Cartoonist, Screenwriter and Satirist Walk into a Library…'

A public roundtable on Humor and Conflict in the Digital Age with current humor practitioners

Lecture 'We’re happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way: Taylor Swift, digital bedroom cultures and escapism in an age of precarity'

This talk explores the role of escapism in Taylor Swift’s music and her fandom, referred to as ‘Swiftie’ culture or ‘Swifties’.

Lecture 'The War of Values: Political homophobia and instrumentalization of LGBTQ+ rights in Russia’s war against Ukraine'

This talk by Dr. Maryna Shevtsova will discuss the issue of political homophobia and instrumentalization of LGBTQ+ rights in the case of Russia’s war in ...

Lecture 'Ukraine and the Global South: The Ambiguities of a Postcolonial Perspective'

Lecture 'ENLIGHT Equity & Sustainability Seminar'

Dr. Su-Ming Khoo (University of Galway) and Dr. Katrien van Poeck (Ghent University) will be presenting their research.

Symposium 'Humor and Conflict in the Digital Age'

A conference on the intersections of humor and conflict in the digital age.

Lecture 'Meet the expert: Prof Lynne Bowker'

We need to talk about machine translation (MT)! Using science communication as a tool to improve AI/MT literacy beyond the translation community.

These ERC grantees choose Ghent University for their next career move

At the start of the academic year, we once again welcomed a number of international professors to our university. Among them also ERC grantees. Why did they ...

ERC Starting Grants for five Ghent University researchers

Five Ghent University researchers will receive an ERC Starting Grant. This grant will allow them to expand their research group and conduct groundbreaking ...

Lecture 'Amused Racial Contempt: On the Emotional Power of Humor in Social and Racial Alignment and Alienation, Past and Present'

Debate 'A Comedian, Cartoonist, Screenwriter and Satirist Walk into a Library…'

Lecture 'We’re happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way: Taylor Swift, digital bedroom cultures and escapism in an age of precarity'

Lecture 'The War of Values: Political homophobia and instrumentalization of LGBTQ+ rights in Russia’s war against Ukraine'

Lecture 'Ukraine and the Global South: The Ambiguities of a Postcolonial Perspective'

Lecture 'ENLIGHT Equity & Sustainability Seminar'

Symposium 'Humor and Conflict in the Digital Age'

Lecture 'Meet the expert: Prof Lynne Bowker'

These ERC grantees choose Ghent University for their next career move

ERC Starting Grants for five Ghent University researchers

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