Aline Verbeke

Aline Verbeke is a Researcher at the Brussels Research Centre on Innovation in Learning and Diversity within the Department of Educational Science at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her work focuses on disability aesthetics, inclusive arts practices, and cultural mediation in dementia care. She has contributed to projects like EUPOM81 (2019–2022), exploring dementia through cultural mediation strategies. Her research bridges art, education, and social sciences, emphasizing critical perspectives on disability and accessibility.

Key research interests include disability aesthetics in Belgian art, inclusive theatre practices, and the role of art in fostering inclusive societies. She has authored a PhD thesis on cripping dialogues in arts participation and published studies on topics like FC Bergman’s The Sheep Song and dementia-inclusive cultural policies. Her work often involves collaborations with artists and institutions, aiming to transform mediation practices through a disability lens.

Verbeke has presented at international conferences on disability aesthetics, museum accessibility for people with learning disabilities, and dementia care through art. She co-organized events like Cultuur en dementie in verbinding (2022), highlighting intersectional approaches to cultural participation. Her datasets and publications underscore methodological rigor and interdisciplinary impact in transformative cultural practices.