Following two mid-career retrospectives illustrating the period 2000-2014, De Bruyckere is now showing her most recent work. She focuses on the period from 2014 up to the present. The book includes work that has never be seen before. These monumental works are inspired by the idea of an angel, as portrayed in myths, stories, literature and art history. Conceived in the loneliness and isolation of the corona crisis, the angel guards against a lonely existence and, even more importantly, agains...

Feedback is a message about the behavior or performance of another person. Feedback is indispensable when you work with other people. Sometimes you need to tell someone that their work is not up to standard or, by contrast, excellent.

In this booklet, you will find tips and advice about giving feedback.

The author: From a youthful observer in Hungary, Endre B.

Gastony evolved into a student of history at the University

of Oregon. As professor at Augustana University, he combined

teaching, with research and writing on the topics of nationalism,

international events, and Hungarian history. He also conducted

college study tours in Europe, until retiring into a life of more

research, writing, besides tennis and sailing.

Historical guiding principles: Leopold von Ranke’s advice, chronicle the p...

'The General Data Protection Regulation in Plain Language' is a guide for anyone interested in the much-discussed rules of the General Data Protection Regulation. In this legislation, which came into force in 2018, the European Union meticulously describes what you can and cannot do with data about other people. Violating these rules can lead to a fine of up to 20 million euros.

This book sets out the most important obligations of individuals and organisations that process data about others....

Dear Mark Tuan, I know that life is difficult and only those who decide to face it really get something out of it. For you, life is an adventure, and you accept every challenge your life gives you with full passion and determination and came out victorious… making a mark for yourself. You might be an inspiration for many, but for me you are my guide. Because whenever I look up at the sky in search of answers; the first face that I see, is yours, and think to myself if you were at my place;...

Since the economic shifts of the 1990s, New Towns have become an increasingly popular approach to urban development across the African continent. While New Towns are not a new development model, their contemporary materialisation often targets middle- and high-income buyers, leaving no space for low-income residents. Strict regulations in these exclusive developments often impede spatial appropriations by the informal sector such as fresh markets, unregulated housing, street kiosks and ‘pub...

BOEKFICHE The Bold and the Beautiful - In Flemish Portraits

Men in stately black, women with huge ruffs, children with golden rattles, old women with wizened faces, and self-satisfied artists… These are the main players in just about every portrait ever painted in the Southern Netherlands. From the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, the tract of land that we today call Flanders was the economic, cultural, intellectual and financial heart of Europe. And money flows – with everyone who ...

The work of Thomas Kuijpers always emerges from a current event, or series of current events, which he uses to investigate how the stories told about these events influence our daily lives. To do this, he collects all kinds of material: newspapers, posters, fragments of conversations, YouTube videos, and Twitter comments. From this act of collecting, new connections appear, as well as insights into how narratives about specific subjects are shaped. From this foundation of interconnected subje...

Negotiating International Commercial Contracts – Practical Exercises is an innovative workbook that comprises over 80 real-life case scenarios, accompanied by suggested answers and guidelines. These are built upon the authors’ experience and understanding of both legal and business interests which underlie the negotiation of an international commercial contract. The exercises focus on two of the most vital choices in an international commercial contract: (i) the choice of the substantive ...