10 juli 2023
The Classical roots of (early) modern colonization research cluster is a collaborative initiative between the University of Groningen (UG) and the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR). It aims to intensify the connections between UG and KNIR and its strong...
16 december 2022
This project examines the role of Roman non-urban settlements in the formative phase of the Roman empire (c.4th-1st centuries BC). Both ancient and modern viewers have portrayed Roman colonies as key-factors in the spread of the urban model and are sharply contrasted...
16 december 2022
Archaeologists have surveyed millions of hectares of the Mediterranean landscape using field-walking techniques (i.e. pedestrian survey) to document archaeological finds that have surfaced, for instance by ploughing or erosion. They have accumulated an impressive...
12 december 2022
This ongoing project focuses on the concepts of ‘resistance’ and ‘anti-fascism’ in contemporary literature and culture. I engage with novels on the partisan war published in Italy between 2000 and 2022 by combining literary analysis with cultural and memory studies in...
12 december 2022
This research project focuses on how images and image-making practices contributed to the collective and collaborative production and dissemination of knowledge in scientific institutions from the late 15th until the late 18th century. One of the most important...
