Arts Soldiers Soldiers War does not only create victims and heroes—it blurs the lines of morality. This category includes images of soldiers stationed on Mount Trebević, their sniper rifles pointed at the city below. In one haunting moment, a soldier, when Mario asked whether he distinguishes bet…

Social Sciences Karolien Poels Karolien Poels 1. What was your favourite subject during your student days? I had my first “aha! - I really find this interesting” moment during Professor Patrick Vyncke's “Semiotics” classes and later also during his classes on consumer behaviour. This led me …

Power in History search menu search content Invalids and mutilants: Classifying bodies in 18th-century Habsburg Monarchy Draft article UAntwerpen, Stadscampus, Het Brantijser, SJ 116 Tuesday 30 September 2025, 12.30-14.00 During the PoHis seminar, we will discuss the draft article by Julia Heinemann…

Ivan Ashaba unpaid staff Publications Ivan Ashaba Demilitarizing conservation Source Annals of the American Association of Geographers - ISSN 2469-4452- (2025) p. 1-13 Author(s) Elizabeth Lunstrum, Francis Massé, Ivan Ashaba, Anwesha Dutta, Esther Marijnen, Tafadzwa Mushonga, Frank Matose Citation …

Arts Life under siege Life under siege War does not only bring death and destruction; it forces people to find ways to live within its chaos. These images capture daily survival—standing in line for water or a mother crossing front lines for a brief reunion with her son. These moments reveal how c…

Arts Traces of war, faces of hope Mario Boccia Traces of war, faces of hope Mario Boccia Exhibition From 2 April, you can visit the exhibition Traces of war, faces of hope, by Italian photographer Mario Boccia, in the foyer of the Brantijser. His photographs of Sarajevo in the mid-1990s create an im…

InForMining search menu search content Gold Mining Crystallizations Global gold production touching ground Through country case studies, this project seeks to understand how the global gold production system 'crystallizes' in particular places. More precisely, the case studies analyze how the struct…

Power in History search menu search content Nations and nationalism from the margins Collaborative project innovating nations and nationalism research 'from three margins' In the context of this research network, coordinated by the PoHis-Centre for Political History of Antwerp University and funded …

Virtual technology for resilient fortification heritage search menu search content Historical reconstruction Lillo fortress in 1639 Lillo fortress, a short history Lillo fortress was built in the turbulent area of the so called 'eighty years war' (1568-1648) when several provinces of Low Countries r…

Literature and the Holocaust search menu search content Research team Prof. Marina Balina Prof. Marina Balina – Isaac Funk Professor and Professor of Russian Studies Emerita at Illinois Wesleyan University. The focus of her scholarship is on historical and theoretical aspects of twentieth-century …

Palestine-Israel: in search of a dialogue search menu search content Decisions on collaborations Continuation and/or suspension of partnerships with institutions from the region (chronologically ordered) 26/08/2025 The Executive Board of UAntwerp decides to continue a research project with Tel Aviv …

European Philosophy and Jewish Tradition search menu search content Comparative Universalisms: Jewish and Other Perspectives 1ste Conference of the Network for European Philosophy and the Jewish Tradition Comparative Universalisms conference Comparative Universalisms conference Comparative Universal…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content Comparative Universalisms Jewish and Other Perspectives University of Antwerp 7-9 July 2025 7 & 8 July 2025: Klooster van de Grauwzusters, Lange Sint-Annastraat 7 | 2000 Antwerpen 9 July 2025: Het Brantijser, Sint-Jacobsmarkt 13 | 2000 Antwerpen…

Arts Who is who? Who is who? Marnix Beyen Professor Marnix Beyen is a member of PoHis, which he founded in 2004. His current work is situated at the crossroads between Political and Cultural History. Key to Beyen’s research is the concept of representation, with which he refers to processes of par…

Power in History search menu search content Past events 18-19 September 2025: Workshop 'Spaces of Formal and Informal Diplomacy in the Premodern Mediterranean' More information can be found on the dedicated web page. 18-20 June 2025: International Conference 'Association for Political History' All i…

Guido Marnef emeritus occasional assignment Research Guido Marnef Research team Centre for Urban History Expertise Onderzoek naar de katholieke en protestantse Reformatiebewegingen in de 16de- en 17de-eeuwse Nederlanden. Onderzoek naar de Nederlandse Opstand. Onderzoek naar het culturele leven in de…

Kristof Titeca professor Research Kristof Titeca Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise I work on governance and conflict in Central and Eastern Africa, in particular around the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Within this context, I look at: - Political dynamics …

Wouter Vandenhole full professor Research Wouter Vandenhole Research team Law and Development Expertise Wouter Vandenhole is a human rights and law-and-development scholar. His research interests include children's rights, human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights, and the rel…

Law and Development search menu search content Research in the spotlight Research in the spotlight This section highlights the current research projects in the spotlight. These themes often transcend the strict division of our research lines. Joint research with South Institutions Human Rights & Bus…

Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Award of the Research Board 2025 - Award Deleeck: Social Sciences and Humanities. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Award of the Research Board 2025 - Award Deleeck: Social Sciences and Humanities. This project inves…

Centre for Urban History search menu search content Academic Projects - Centre for Urban History Ongoing projects Worth the gamble? Tourism and the embeddedness of gambling in seaside resorts: the case of Ostend at the Belgian coast (1878-1930). 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract This research examine…