Mendel Missorten obtained his Master’s degree in Communication Sciences at Ghent University in 2024, specialising in Film and Television studies. During his education, he completed a research internship at CIMS under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Frederik Dhaenens.
In 2025, Mendel started working as a teaching assistant at the Department of Communication Sciences. He assists courses in both the Bachelor of Communication Sciences at Ghent University and in the Bachelor of Social Sciences, which is a joint program of Ghent University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. As a member of the Department of Communication Sciences at Ghent University, he also acts as VIA (Department Internalisation Assistant) for outgoing Erasmus students.
As a PhD candidate at CIMS, he focuses on the representation of disability on Flemish television. Specifically, the first stage of his research project analyses how disabled characters are represented in fictional Flemish television programmes between 2001 and 2025. In a later phase, the research project aims to focus on the production aspect of such programmes and the practices and tactics that inform and create disability representations in Flemish television fiction.
