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- ISBN 9789048565085
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 03 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Pallas Publications
- Publication City/Country: NL
- Product Form: Hardback
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Spaces of Belgian Culture explores Belgian cultural history through the lens of its spaces and spatial dynamics, situating the country as a unique cultural crossroads amid European modernity.
Positioning Belgium as a case study of nineteenth-century cultural transformation, the chapters in this book bring together insights from various disciplines. Topics include the negotiation of identity in public and private realms, the role of architecture and interiority, and Belgium’s interaction with transnational influences. Contributions analyze spaces or spatial textures, such as the city and socio-cultural networks, the zoo, the artist studio, the cabaret, the embassy, associational buildings, the home, the museum, the exhibition space and the colonizer's house. These are revealing of the tensions between modernity, tradition, and the porous boundaries of Belgian culture.
The book contributes to broader discussions on spatiality, identity, and cultural hybridity and will be of interest to researchers in the fields of art history and media studies, literature and architecture.
Dominique Bauer, Associate Professor at KU Leuven, Faculty of Architecture
Marjan Sterckx, Professor at Ghent University, Department of Art History, Music and Theatre Sciences
Ilja Van Damme, Professor at the University of Antwerp, Department of History
