Events
Practical info-Public Lecture - The Aesthetics of Subversion: Resistance at the Borders by Federica Mazzara
On the 20th May, and in the framework of Prof. Kevin Smets’ ERC Reel Borders, we are organizing a public lecture titled "The Aesthetics of Subversion: Resistance at the Borders." This talk will explore the intersection of politics and aesthetics, with a focus on border art and visual production. The lecture will be delivered by Federica Mazzara, a cultural studies scholar from Westminster and a contributor to Minor Keywords of Political Theory, a recently published yet widely referenced text in critical border studies.
Practical info-Benjamin De Cleen wins the 2024 Harrison Prize
The paper 'Populism of the Privileged: On the Use of Underdog Identities by Comparatively Privileged Groups', co-authored by ECHO co-director prof. dr. Benjamin De Cleen has been announced winner of The 2024 Harrison Prize by the editors of Political Studies, Sage.
Practical info-Yazan Badran joins the Journalism Practice editorial board
Journalism Practice welcomes ECHO researcher prof. dr. Yazan Badran as new member of its editorial board.
Practical info-Omran Shroufi talks with 'Belga' and 'Factcheck.Vlaanderen' about the Bundestag election results in Germany
ECHO postdoctoral researcher Dr. Omran Shroufi contextualises and analysises the recent Bundestag election results in Germany for the Belgian press agency ‘Belga’ and the website ‘Factcheck.Vlaanderen’.
Practical info-Kevin Smets on how participatory filmmaking can deepen our understanding of life on the border
ECHO researcher prof. dr. Kevin Smets writes about participatory film making and how to guarantee a sustainable "afterlife" of films made in projects, such as our own ERC-funded Reel Borders.
Practical info-Farmers as symbol of ‘the people' - interview with Gijs Lambrechts and Benjamin De Cleen
The interview surrounds the researchers' recently published article, 'Farmers as symbol of ‘the people’: Nationalism and populism in Vlaams Belang’s discourse about farmers'.
Practical info-ECHO-DESIRE lecture and discussion with Dominique Maingueneau
The topic of January's seminar includes the “French” discourse analysis approach to political discourse.
Practical info-ECHO research Seminar with Bernhard Forchtner
In this research seminar, Bernhard Forchtner considers a wide range of multimodal constructions of environmental issues by the far right.
Practical info-PhD Defense of Yuejue Zhang
Yuejue Zhang successfully completed the public defense of her PhD thesis titled: “China as an ‘Imagined Other’ in Belgium: An analysis of Belgian perceptions towards China and Chinese people”.
Practical info-ECHO research Seminar with Amanda Alencar
In the most recent ECHO research Seminar, Amanda Alencar talked about 'aspirational place-making' and digital practices of refugees in the Netherlands.
