Courses taught

  • In this master's course, we explore the cultural industries and examine the process of media and cultural production. Media and cultural products are defined as symbolic or non-material goods with an aesthetic and expressive function. The analysis of television series, music, and the experience of films and photo posters is approached in terms of their role in shaping our lives and identity. The course focuses on understanding the production process and the creators of media and culture, highlighting theoretical perspectives that illuminate characteristics, structures, control, freedom, working conditions, creativity, and the management of creative work. Concrete examples and discussion sessions are employed to bring theoretical concepts to life.

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  • In this bachelor's course, we introduce the question in which manner the research field has developed and why. More specifically the question arises in which context certain research questions (do not) come to the forefront and why. This contextual setting means that specific attention is given to the influence of other disciplines on the communication scientific doxa, as well as to how certain views on mankind and society determine the evolution of research questions and their matching operationalization.

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel

  • This bachelor's course focuses on the phenomenon of adaptation in theatre, film, and literature. Adaptations are not viewed merely as autonomous works but as deliberate reworkings of other pieces. The course provides a theoretical foundation to comprehend the adaptation of narrative and formal material, both across different media and within the same medium (e.g., film remakes, dance re-enactment). We examine the historical development of literary film adaptations and delve into textual aspects, production, and the reception context of adaptations.

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University of Antwerp

  • All students will go through the following three modules:

    1. Script: with the help of an experienced script writer, the principles of script writing (film and television) are studied and practically applied.
    2. Audiovisual production: with the help of experienced practitioners, all aspects of production (film and televison) are studied and practically applied.
    3. Video production: initiation in the use of video material and the production of a personal video in groups of about three students. Under professional guidance, students go through the complete production process of the assignment, from start to finish. The teams make a choice between fiction or factual.

    Apart from these modules, students work (in team) on a personal audiovisual project, for which they are expected to develop a script, compose a production file and prepare a short video product. There is also a presentation of the submitted work (in the form of a different pitchings, in total 4 pitchings).

  • This undergraduate course explores three research paradigms in communication sciences: post-positivist, interpretive, and critical. It focuses on how these paradigms manifest themselves in contemporary communication theory and research practices. Given the diversity of the field, a selective approach is employed, allowing students to delve into core concepts and their paradigmatic positioning through the analysis of original texts by key authors. Examples of discussed concepts may vary, including media effects, network journalism, offline and online impression formation, genre, parody, and pastiche, among others.

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  • This master's course is divided into three blocks. The first block covers the purpose and organization of the course, situating both modules within the academic field of film, television, and screen studies. In the second block, 'Social Issues and Screen Culture,' students present their research findings in group sessions, reflecting on chosen topics within the audiovisual realm that are socially relevant. The third block, 'Screen Culture Industries,' includes seminars on specific aspects of the audiovisual image industry. Students conduct preliminary research on the state of affairs within a subsector and are involved in organizing the seminars.

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  • This master's course encompasses lectures, group discussions, and film screenings. It delves into film history, historiography, film analysis, and aesthetics through case studies, including pre-cinema, early cinema, international expansion before World War I, Weimar cinema, Soviet cinema, French cinema, the Hollywood studio system, Italian neorealism, French New Wave, and recent European auteur cinema. Film theoretical insights are applied, accompanied by visual excerpts in lectures. Students watch a film weekly and study related core texts. Student-led group discussions evaluate film analytical skills.

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  • From a conceptual and theoretical perspective, this bachelor's course provides an analytical framework for the critical analysis and contextualization of international media. We cover theories, concepts, and analyses of international communication at various levels: institutional and policy, political, socio-economic, geographical, and cultural. Students explore diverse themes and theoretical frameworks, such as media imperialism, the role of media in development issues, global media concerns, intercultural communication, foreign news reporting, Orientalism, postcolonialism, cosmopolitanism, dominant film styles, and more. The syllabus content is complemented by guest lectures. Lastly, students creatively synthesize the material by collaboratively producing a visual essay in small groups on a core concept within the field.

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Ghent University

Supervision/
coordination

    • Together with prof. Stijn Joye and prof. Gertjan Willems, Eduard supervises dra. Atalya De Cock’s research project (BOF) on nostalgic sequelization in the context of Belgian and Danish cinema.

    • Together with prof. Stijn Joye and prof. Daniël Biltereyst, Eduard supervises drs. Gary Chao who works on the project ‘A Study of the Reception of Chinese Films & Videos by Overseas Chinese Families in Europe: The Case of Belgium (1994-2024)’.

  • At Ghent University and the Free University of Brussels, Eduard supervises numerous MA students on subjects related to cinema, television, and various forms of audiovisual culture.

  • At Ghent University, Eduard supervises numerous BA students on subjects related to cinema, television, and various forms of audiovisual culture.

    Together with dr. Hayley Pearce, Eduard also coordinates this course since 2022.

  • At Ghent University, Eduard coordinates the taskforce that organizes the Media-Innovation week which is an event that takes place in October (past editions: 2021, 2022, and 2023). The event consists of a week filled with (non-academic) speakers, DO-tracks, and workshops for the students of Communication Sciences.

  • Eduard is part of the organizing team of Film-Plateau. Film-Plateau is the official film club of Ghent University. It is not only a place for classic and auteur movies, but also one of reception and reflection on the history of film and broader, on the social role of the current image culture.