KU Leuven Faculty of Arts

Julie Claeys, Bastiaan De Groote and Laura Van Hoeymissen explore the differences between being pregnant and giving birth now and in the nineteenth century. ...

Karen Rock and Lisa Zamboni try to figure out why nostalgia is such an important phenomenon in our culture, both in the past and today. The neurological phenomenon is largely responsible for the Frien...

Indra Bruynseels en Elise Coenen steken de hoofse liefde in een modern jasje: de verhalen van Ferguut, Galiëne, Arthur, Guinevere en Lancelot worden getransponeerd naar een 'Seduction Island'-setting....

Amelie Cuppens, Paulien Lambert, Remco Roelants and Anke Stroobants examine the topic of LGBTQI+ rights in Russia. What is it like being a non-heterosexual person in a country where 'gay propaganda' i...

In this episode, Ynse Bergans and Tannekin Coninx explore the topic of female prostitution and sex work. The students interview Professor of Modern History and Society Magaly Rodriguez Garcia and head...

Hanne Akkermans, Kaat Bastiaens and Kaat Valvekens investigate why Nick Cave is still so popular and how his music and art has evolved throughout the years. To that end, the students interview Cave ex...

Charlotte Herbots, Milan Huysegems and Lauren Vanderpoorten interrogate professor Jan Baetens about the detective novel. What is a detective novel? Which types of detective novels are discerned? Why a...

Lionel Gras and Judith Tulkens talk to us about the history of cakes, sweets and pastries. For instance, how did layers come into existence? Which pies are the favourites of people on the street? Whic...

Margot Blomme en Marie Neefs trekken erop uit om het verborgen verhaal te ontdekken van Michaelina Wautier. Eerst interviewen zij Katelijne van der Stighelen, hoogleraar en kunsthistorica aan KU Leuve...