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Bernard Arpsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Southeast Asian Studies
• Indonesian Language and Culture
• Javanese Language and Culture
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Bernard (Ben) Arps is Professor of Indonesian and Javanese Language and Culture at Leiden University's Institute for Area Studies within the Faculty of Humanities. His research focuses on the interface of humanities and humanistic social sciences, particularly examining how language, performance, texts, and media contribute to 'worldmaking' - the processes through which people and institutions shape realities for themselves and others. Geographically centered on Southeast Asia with a core focus on Indonesia and the Malay world, Arps specializes in Java and its diasporas. His scholarly interests include religious encounters (particularly between Islam and local vernacular traditions), philological theory as applied to performance and new media, narrativity in song and audio media, and the theoretical foundations of area studies. Arps has conducted extensive fieldwork in Indonesia since 1979, totaling over four years, primarily in Central and Eastern Java regions including Surakarta, Yogyakarta, Banyuwangi, and Cilacap. His current book projects explore the Quest narrative pattern across religious traditions (focusing on Dewa Ruci), the sociopolitical formation of languages through media and performance (using Osing in Banyuwangi as a case study), and the Asian Muslim epic of Amir Hamza. Arps teaches primarily in Leiden's BA programme in South and Southeast Asian Studies, BA in International Studies, and MA programme in Asian Studies. Former chair of the Department of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania (1995, 1999/2000, 2003-2006, 2008) Previously taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1988-1993) Held visiting positions at NIAS (2001/02), ANU (2005), University of Michigan (2006/07), NUS/ARI (2011/12), UNS (2017), and IIAS (2018/19) Arps has supervised doctoral, Master's, and Bachelor's dissertations across Indonesian, Malay, Singapore, Cambodian, and Thai studies, with particular expertise in Javanese, Sundanese, Betawi, Balinese, Sasak, Mentawai, and Minangkabau cultures and languages. His work spans religion, performance, media, literature, sociolinguistics, lexicography, and education.

• Jewish History
• Early Modern History
• Modern Jewish History
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Bart Wallet is Professor of Jewish Studies specializing in Early Modern and Modern Jewish History at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Humanities, where he is affiliated with the Department of Semitic Languages and Cultures. His academic work focuses on the intricate relationship between Jewish communities and Dutch society throughout history, with particular emphasis on the connections between the Dutch Royal House and Jewish communities. Wallet's research interests span Dutch Jewish history from the early modern period to the contemporary era, with special attention to Yiddish studies, religious history, cultural integration, and the development of Jewish identity in the Netherlands. His scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on how Jewish communities navigated their position as a religious minority within Dutch society, particularly examining the complex dynamics between Jewish citizens and the Dutch state and monarchy. His work often explores the tension between religious tradition and modernization, and how Jewish communities maintained their identity while integrating into broader Dutch society. Analysis of his recent publications shows a strong thematic concentration on Orange-Jewish relations throughout Dutch history, Jewish military service, religious education, and the material culture of Jewish communities. His scholarship demonstrates a methodological approach that combines cultural history with religious studies, often revealing how seemingly mundane aspects of daily life reflect broader societal patterns of integration and identity formation. The geographic focus remains predominantly on the Netherlands, though with comparative perspectives on Jewish communities in other European contexts. Professor Wallet has been active in public scholarship through media appearances, radio programs, and contributions to encyclopedias. His work has appeared in both academic journals and public-facing media outlets, demonstrating his commitment to making Jewish history accessible to broader audiences. He has contributed to numerous radio programs on Jewish history for Dutch Jewish radio stations and has written for newspapers including the Reformatorisch Dagblad. His academic contributions include extensive work on Dutch-Jewish relations, particularly focusing on the relationship between Jewish communities and the Dutch Royal House throughout history. He has also produced significant scholarship on Jewish integration in Dutch society, religious education, and the development of Jewish identity in the Netherlands from the early modern period to the present day. His work often examines how Jewish communities maintained religious traditions while adapting to changing social and political contexts.

Arie van Steenselمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Medieval History
• Urban History
• Social History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Arie van Steensel is an Assistant Professor of Medieval History at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on the social and economic history of the European Middle Ages, with particular emphasis on urban history of England, Italy and the Low Countries, and the history of nobility in the Low Countries. His scholarly profile demonstrates deep expertise in late medieval urban development and nobility structures across European regions. His research examines how political and economic structures shaped community formation in pre-modern European cities, with particular attention to social boundaries, networks, and identities within urban environments. His publication record shows consistent focus on urban communities, nobility studies, and regional history, with significant contributions to understanding the dynamics of power, wealth, and social status in medieval Dutch society. His work bridges traditional historical research with contemporary methodological approaches including digital humanities. Editor of Stadsgeschiedenis Editor of BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review Secretary of the European Association for Urban History Van Steensel actively contributes to academic discourse through conference organization, editorial work, and public engagement. His current project editing a volume on Leiden's premodern history represents a significant effort to make Dutch urban history accessible to an international scholarly audience.

• Musicology
• Renaissance Music
• Medieval Music
• +۷ مورد دیگر

David Burn is a Professor and Program Director of the POC Archeologie, Kunstwetenschappen en Musicologie (AKM) at the Faculty of Arts, KU Leuven. His research focuses on Heinrich Isaac and Renaissance musicology, with specializations in polyphony, liturgical chant, and source-critical studies. He leads multiple projects on medieval and Renaissance courtly song, Jesuit musical heritage, and multilingualism in early song. Burn supervises doctoral research and teaches courses on music history, analysis, and digital musicology. His editorial work includes co-editing the Journal of the Alamire Foundation . Research Interests: Polyphony, liturgical music, 15th–16th century Imperial lands, source studies, early music analysis. Teaching: Courses include 'Analysis in Context: Music to 1750', 'Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance', and 'Research Colloquia in Musicology'. Projects: Promoting studies on Trouvère music, Jesuit musical inheritance, and Scottish polyphony. He actively contributes to academic conferences and publishes on topics like Czech National Library manuscripts and Low Countries musical traditions.

Roberta N. Haarمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Relations
• Foreign Policy Analysis
• American Foreign Policy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Roberta N. Haar is a Full Professor of Foreign Policy Analysis and Transatlantic Relations at Maastricht University's Faculty of Science and Engineering and University College Maastricht. She serves as Research Director at University College Maastricht and is the Principal Investigator for the €3 million REMIT EU Horizon Project, a consortium of 9 partner institutions across 8 European countries with over 40 researchers. Her academic career spans over two decades at Maastricht University, where she has been employed since November 2003. Her research focuses on International Relations, with particular expertise in American Foreign Policy, European Foreign Policy, and Transatlantic Relations. She has published extensively on US foreign policy across multiple administrations, analyzing shifts in multilateralism, security policy, and US-EU relations. Her recent work examines the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war, US-China strategic competition, and the evolving transatlantic relationship in an era of geopolitical uncertainty. Professor Haar's scholarly output demonstrates consistent growth in international relations research, with over 120 publications including articles in International Studies Review and Politics and Policy. Her research often employs theoretical frameworks like the Advocacy Coalition Framework to analyze foreign policy change. Recent publications reflect her focus on contemporary challenges including the impact of US elections on transatlantic relations, European strategic autonomy, and US policy toward the Israel-Palestine conflict. She actively engages with policy communities through speaking engagements with the Dutch House of Representatives, the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, and the D66 Party Congress. As a regular columnist for the Dutch magazine EW, she writes the 'Across the Atlantic' column analyzing US politics and foreign policy for a broader audience. Professor Haar has supervised numerous PhD students and contributes to academic training through programs like the Clingendael Institute's international relations program. Her research is supported by significant EU funding through the REMIT project, which examines multilateralism in the context of technological change and geopolitical competition.

Joseph Leo Koernerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Northern Renaissance Art
• German and Austrian Modernism
• Art in States of Siege
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Joseph Leo Koerner serves as the Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University, where he also chairs the Department of History of Art and Architecture and holds a professorship in Germanic Languages and Literatures. As a Senior Fellow of Harvard's Society of Fellows, he maintains cross-disciplinary connections across the university. His institutional affiliations extend to the American Academy in Berlin, where he serves as a Trustee, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where he is a Life Trustee. Koerner's scholarly focus spans from the late Middle Ages to the present, with particular expertise in Northern Renaissance art, Dutch seventeenth-century painting, European Romanticism, and German and Austrian Modernism. His research interests include iconoclasm, landscape painting, self-portraiture, visual evidence, monument studies, and most recently, art created in states of siege or exception. His work often bridges art history with personal history, particularly regarding his Viennese Jewish heritage and the Holocaust experiences of his family. His scholarly output reveals a trajectory from early work on Renaissance art through Romantic landscape painting to contemporary concerns with trauma and memory. Recent publications like Art in a State of Siege (2025) demonstrate his ongoing engagement with how art functions during periods of crisis, examining works by Bosch, Max Beckmann, and William Kentridge. His film work, particularly The Burning Child (2019), extends these scholarly interests into documentary form, exploring the dream and nightmare of homemaking in Vienna from 1900 to 1938. Jan Mitchell Prize for the History of Art (1992) Humboldt Fellowship (1991-2) Guggenheim Fellowship (2006-7) Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award (2009) Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1995) Member of the American Philosophical Society (since 2008) Koerner's teaching spans object-based courses at the Harvard Art Museums to thematic explorations of concepts like the enemy, witchcraft imagery, and monuments. His mentorship extends beyond formal students to collaborators on film projects and exhibitions. His current research projects include "Vienna Interior," examining the apartment as a unit of homemaking in Vienna from 1867 to 1942, and continued work on art in states of siege. Koerner has curated numerous exhibitions at Harvard, the Austrian National Gallery, and the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, often collaborating with scholars like Bruno Latour on interdisciplinary projects that bridge art history with anthropology and science studies.

• Political History
• History of Political Thought
• Social History
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Kate Pukhovaia is an Assistant Professor in Ottoman Studies at Utrecht University's Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies within the Faculty of Humanities. She specializes in the early modern socio-political history of the Muslim Middle East, with particular focus on the Arab world during the 14th-18th centuries. Her academic expertise spans multiple domains: Political History of the Middle East History of Political Thought Social History of the Ottoman Empire Islamic Studies with focus on Shiism Arabic Manuscript Studies Dr. Pukhovaia's research examines comparative pre-modern state institutions and political elites in the Middle East, with particular attention to the history of Arabia in its regional context. Her current research project, "Early Modern State Development in Yemen," funded by the Horizon-2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions program, investigates state and political elite development in Yemen during the 13th-17th centuries, with special focus on the role of Ottoman rule (1538-1635) in transforming regional political and social structures. Her scholarly output demonstrates a strong focus on Yemeni history, particularly Zaydi governance structures, tribal kinship systems, and early modern state formation. She has organized significant academic events including the "Biographies of Rulers in the Premodern Islamicate World" workshop and the "Zaydi Governance in Yemen between Legal Theory and Political Practice" conference in 2024. Among her notable achievements is the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship awarded in 2021, which supports her research on Yemeni state development. Dr. Pukhovaia is actively involved in academic service, hosting the Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture series and co-organizing international workshops. She previously held a fellowship at the Polonsky Academy for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (2021-2022). Her educational background includes a PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University and BA/MA degrees from the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Erik Kwakkelمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• History of the Book
• Digital Humanities
• Codicology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Erik Kwakkel is a Professor at the University of British Columbia, School of Information , specializing in the History of the Book , Codicology , and Digital Humanities . His research examines premodern communication systems, focusing on manuscript design, marginalia, and knowledge dissemination before print culture. Director, UBC iSchool (2020–present) Member, Comité International de Paléographie Latine (CIPL) Active in digitization projects and outreach through medievalbooks.nl blog and social media His research bridges material culture with digital innovation, analyzing medieval parchment reuse, manuscript fragments in early-modern bindings, and collaborative book production networks in Paris. He pioneered framed fragment storage at UBC for safer pedagogical use of delicate materials. Selected Publications include Books Before Print (2018), Medicine at Monte Cassino (2019), and The European Book in the Twelfth Century (2018). His media impact spans BBC World Service , CNN , and Smithsonian Magazine . Awards & Recognition : International expert on medieval manuscripts Buzzfeed's '8 Book Historians Killing It Online' (2014) CIPL Membership

Miriyam Aouraghمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Digital Anthropology
• Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Studies
• Critical Theory
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Professor Miriyam Aouragh is a Digital Anthropologist at the University of Westminster, affiliated with the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI). Her work critically examines the intersection of technology, revolution, and anti-capitalism across West Asia and North Africa, with a focus on Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, and Morocco. Through ethnographic fieldwork and critical theory, she explores how digital infrastructures mediate resistance, memory, and identity under settler-colonialism and neoliberalism. Key Research Areas: Revolution, Infrastructure, Anti-Capitalism, Critical Race Theory, Digital Colonialism Awards: NIAS Fellowship (2023), Swiss Foundation Grant (2024), TNI Fellow (2023-2028) Academic Engagements: Co-Director, Arab Media Centre (2018-2020); Co-Lead, Global Media Research Group; Coordinator, Labor-Tech Social Justice Working Group Her publications, including Palestine Online (2011) and Infrastructures of Empire (forthcoming), analyze techno-social politics from the Arab Spring to Palestinian cyber resistance. She critiques Western liberal democratic narratives and advocates for decolonial digital praxis, arguing against corporate co-optation of social justice movements. Public Engagement: Aouragh is a vocal critic of Big Tech capitalism and Israeli digital occupation, delivering keynotes at events like the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture. She connects struggles across Palestine, Ferguson, and Standing Rock through frameworks of radical kinship and intersectionality.

• Intelligence Studies
• History of International Relations
• Terrorism and Counterterrorism
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Prof. Bob de Graaff is a Professor of Intelligence and Security Studies at Utrecht University's Department of History and Art History, part of the Faculty of Humanities. He holds a PhD from Leiden University and has held multiple academic positions, including at Leiden University’s Campus The Hague (2007–2009) and the Netherlands Defense Academy (2010–2017). His research focuses on intelligence history, terrorism, and international relations, with notable projects including a history of the Netherlands Defense Intelligence and Security Service (ongoing until 2022). Education: MA in Contemporary History, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1979) PhD in History, Leiden University (1997), thesis: Kalm temidden van woedende golven. Het Ministerie van Koloniën en zijn taakomgeving, 1912–1940 Research Interests: Intelligence studies, Cold War history, terrorism and counterterrorism, Srebrenica inquiry, Dutch decolonization, and military history. He has authored/co-authored over 50 publications, including Villa Maarheeze: de geschiedenis van de Inlichtingendienst Buitenland (1998) and Intelligence and Cold War behind the Dikes (1997). Projects: Leading the History of the Military Intelligence and Security Service project (2019–2022) Member of the editorial board for the Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence Grants & Collaborations: Funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for the Military Intelligence project Co-founder and board member of the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association (NISA) Labs/Teams: Active in academic intelligence networks, particularly through NISA and editorial contributions to intelligence journals.

Rico Ihleمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Agricultural Economics
• Food Policy
• Sustainability
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Rico Ihle is an Associate Professor at Wageningen University's Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, affiliated with the Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS). He holds a PhD from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and is also an Adjunct Professor at Universitas Padjadjaran in Indonesia. His research focuses on achieving SDG2 (Zero Hunger), food system sustainability, and resilience in regions like the EU, Indonesia, and the Middle East. He teaches courses on econometrics, agricultural policy, and EU food systems, and has organized study tours to Slovakia, Morocco, Hungary, and Munich. He supervises 5 PhD students and advises numerous BSc/MSc students. Education & Career: PhD in Agricultural Economics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany) Adjunct Professor at Universitas Padjadjaran (Indonesia) Elected Secretary General of the International Network for MBA Agribusiness and Commerce (AgriMBA) in 2024 Research Interests: Economic analysis of agricultural markets and food prices Effects of political conflict on food systems EU agricultural policy and sustainability transitions Food security and resilience in developing regions Quantitative methods including time-series econometrics Recent Work: His 2025 publications explore food waste reduction in school canteens and household resilience in West Africa. He also leads projects like ClimAgri4Ukraine for post-war agricultural recovery. He has co-authored over 100 conference contributions and serves as an associate editor for Food Security . Grants & Networks: Principal investigator for the Genetically Modified Food in Dutch Grocery Shelves project (COGEM) Member of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC) Co-organizer of webinars on global food markets and Ukraine's agrarian policies Labs/Teams: Leads Work Package 4 of the e-AgriMBA project and collaborates with institutions like the Kyiv School of Economics and OECD.

• History of Labor
• History of the North Sea
• History of Social Security
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Lex Heerma van Voss is a Special Professor in Economic and Social History at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities. His research focuses on the history of social security, labor, and the North Sea region during the early modern period. He is also Director of the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (KNAW) and a Research Associate at the Humanities Research Institute for History and Art History. He studied Social and Economic History at Utrecht and Paris, with a research agenda that includes comparative global history of occupations such as dockworkers, textile workers, and sex workers. His work emphasizes the Dutch Republic's role as the first modern economy and its influence on the North Sea region. Expertise : History of labor, North Sea, social security Key Collaborations : Co-editor of Selling Sex in the City and contributor to The World and the Netherlands His publications span from 2000–2023, featuring works on prostitution, elderly provisions, and Dutch economic development. While no explicit awards are mentioned, his leadership roles and editorial contributions underscore his academic impact.

Thomas Spijkerboerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Migration Law
• Refugee Law
• Asylum Law
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Thomas Spijkerboer is Full Professor of Migration Law at the Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he has been employed since 2000. He also holds positions at the Kooijmans Institute and established the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law, which has grown to become one of the largest research groups on migration worldwide. His academic career includes significant appointments as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Lund University (2017-2020) and International Franqui Professor at Ghent University (2020-2021). His educational background includes law studies at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. Before his academic career, he gained practical experience working at the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam legal clinic (1982-1986), specializing in housing law, and at Advokatenkollektief Zaanstreek (1986-1993), where he specialized in asylum cases. He completed his dissertation Gender and Refugee Status at the Catholic University Nijmegen, where he worked as a lecturer in Migration Law from 1993 to 2000. Professor Spijkerboer's research centers on the intersection of migration law, human rights, and border policies, with particular emphasis on the right to life of irregular migrants and the human costs of border control. His work critically examines European migration policies, especially their externalization and the resulting mortality among migrants attempting to reach European territory. He has pioneered research on border deaths, developing databases that document migrant fatalities along European borders, and has extensively analyzed the legal and moral implications of European border policies. His scholarship combines legal analysis with sociological and empirical approaches, addressing issues such as gender in refugee status determination, LGBTQ+ asylum claims, and the impact of migration policies on family life. His extensive publication record, including over 450 research outputs, demonstrates a consistent focus on the human rights dimensions of migration control. Recent work explores the bifurcation of migration law in Europe, asylum systems as instruments of containment, and the legal frameworks governing European border enforcement. His publications reveal a trajectory from detailed legal analysis of Dutch asylum procedures toward broader critiques of European and global migration governance. Scientific Awards and Distinctions: Praemium Erasmianum Studieprijs (2001) for his dissertation Gender and Refugee Status Elected member of the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (2016) Elected member of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen (2017) Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Professorship at Lund University (2017-2020) International Franqui Professorship at Ghent University (2020-2021) Professor Spijkerboer has supervised 17 PhD theses and led multiple major research projects funded by NWO and the EU, including the significant five-year project Border Policies and Sovereignty. Human rights and the right to life of irregular migrants (2013-2018) and Fleeing Homophobia. Asylum claims related to sexual orientation and gender identity in the EU (2010-2011). His research has been instrumental in establishing the field of border death studies, influencing both academic discourse and policy debates on migration. He serves on the editorial boards of the Nederlands Juristenblad and the European Journal of Migration and Law, contributing significantly to the scholarly discourse in his field. He directs the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law, which functions as a hub for interdisciplinary research on migration law, bringing together legal scholars, sociologists, and political scientists. The center has become internationally recognized for its innovative approach to migration law research, particularly its focus on the human costs of border policies and the intersection of migration law with other legal domains such as family law and human rights law.

Pooyan Tamimi Arabمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Secularism
• Political Philosophy
• Anthropology of Religion
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Pooyan Tamimi Arab is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, coordinating the Research Master program in Religious Studies. He is a member of the Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on secular studies, material religion, and political philosophy, examining secular-religious dynamics through interdisciplinary approaches. He authored Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape (2017) and Why Do Religious Forms Matter? (2022), and co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Material Religion (2024). His work with GAMAAN on Iranian religiosity has been widely cited, earning the UK Market Research Society’s President’s Medal in 2022. He leads the Vidi-project Iran's Secular Shift (2025), exploring nonreligion and atheism in Iran. Research interests include secularism, visual culture, and the sociology of religion, with a focus on Iran and Europe. His studies combine survey methods, historical analysis, and anthropological approaches. He has presented globally on topics like Spinoza’s political thought, Iranian secularization, and contested religious imagery in museums. Notable awards include the 2022 President’s Medal for GAMAAN’s research contributions. Grants include the NWO Vidi grant for his Iran project. His work bridges academic disciplines, addressing contemporary issues like religious tolerance, public policy, and societal change.

Chia Longmanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Gender Studies
• Anthropology
• Religious Studies
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Chia Longman is a Professor at Ghent University, affiliated with the Department of Languages and Cultures under the Faculty of Arts & Philosophy. They lead the Centre for Research on Culture and Gender (CRCG) and focus on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of gender, religion, and cultural practices. Their work spans contemporary issues across Africa, Asia, Belgium, the Far East, Middle East, North America, and Western Europe. Education MA in Comparative Science of Culture (1996) PhD in Comparative Science of Culture (2002), Ghent University, Belgium Research Interests Dr. Longman specializes in the anthropology of gender & ethnicity, feminist theory, intersectionality, and the social scientific study of religions (Orthodox Judaism, Islam, Christianity). Their research critically examines concepts like harmful cultural practices, gender-based violence, veiling/hijab, and secular/spiritual well-being, using comparative fieldwork and postcolonial methodologies. Key Publications (2018-2025) Recent work includes Healers, Missionaries and Entrepreneurs of the Feminine (2020), Women’s Circles and the Rise of the New Feminine (2018), and co-edited volumes like The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion, Gender and Sexuality (2025). Topics cover radical self-care during pandemics, women’s spirituality movements, and global responses to gender-based violence. Scientific Awards 2017: Prize from Belgian Institute for Equality for Gender and Diversity MA Program 2010: Dr. Schamelhout Prize for Anthropology 2005: Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Research Award Academic Leadership Dr. Longman has mentored 15 PhD students, including Dr. Eline Huygens and Dr. Ladan Rahbari. They served on advisory boards for Religion and Gender and the Dutch Journal for Gender Studies , and coordinated Belgium’s first interuniversity Gender and Diversity MA program.