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Faculty of Social Sciences
You will find the online magazine SWAY on the website of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
You will find information about what social scientists research. They also tell their stories and share their insights.
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The role of Flanders in the EU presidency
Belgium will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 2024. Flanders will also play an important role in this. For example, it will represent Belgium as chairman for the Industry, Youth, Culture, Media and …
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How does Flanders shape Belgian EU policy?
As a federal state of Belgium, Flanders plays an essential role in the country's EU policy. This video explains how our unique state structure makes it possible for Flanders to have so much impact on EU policy and how Flanders' powers play a role …
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Art chat cards: Engaging in conversation through art
Our art chat cards invite you to talk to your class group based on a selection of works from the MSK collection.
Together you can talk about everyday topics such as clothing, hobbies, parties, holidays, the senses... In addition, it is a …Translated by
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Media Scanners: Workshop
Information bubbles, propaganda, censorship... These are phenomena that are as old as our (visual) language. But how do you recognize them? How do we avoid polarization? The Media Scanners workshop introduces students to sources from the Second …
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Deed or Crime?: Teaching Pack
Transgressions, misdemeanors and crimes are of all times and all cultures. The weight that societies assign to these crimes varies, as does the level of punishment. Mythological, Biblical and other stories about deviant behavior and punishment are …
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ZoJong!: Young carers
On June 23 it is Day of Informal Care. Did you know that an estimated one in five students are young carers? That is about twenty thousand to forty thousand young people who grow up in a family with someone who needs help. On the website …
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Choosing freedom: Teaching package
'Artists are freebooters who only do what they feel like, regardless of social conventions or social usefulness': that is the opinion of many lay people in art. The reality is much more nuanced. Artists are children of their time, accept the …
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The Nineteenth Century Class Society: Teaching Package
Through the painting and sculpture of the second half of the nineteenth century, this teaching package gives us a glimpse of life in that period. Both the world of distinguished ladies and gentlemen and the world of miners and factory workers …
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The collections of the Royal Museums reflect the history of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, drawing - from the fifteenth century to today: Flemish Primitives, Pieter Bruegel, Dirk Bouts, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacques Jordaens, Jacques Louis …
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Human Rights: Timeline
A summary of the building of human rights from Babylon to the present.
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How general is the right to vote?
How does politics work? Who elects the leaders and how? Can all citizens participate in elections? How can citizens control their leaders?
Over time, all kinds of conditions have been attached to choosing, such as gender: everywhere in the world men …
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