By Henri Cosemans In the heart of Diest, Belgium, lies a street that tells a tale of transformation: one that reflects the shifting tides of history and urban development. The Michel Theysstraat (formerly Wederbroeck), a place that was once bustling with the aroma of a…
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Figure 1. Interior of the Burcht: entrance of the Bondsraadzaal. Image by: Tine van Voorst, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/tinamonumentalia/9019650548/in/photostream/. Accessed 24 February 2024. by Anna Bundalo The “Burcht van Berlage” (no, not the famous Beurs – stock market – by the same architect) is a true hidden…
Figure 1. Street in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Author, 2024). by Jil Kremser What is post-colonialism? Relations between the Global North and the Global South are still fundamentally shaped by a shared past of colonisation. Postcolonialism addresses the persistence and after-effects of patterns of colonial rule. While…