E-Mail As a newcomer to Denmark and to Aarhus University, it is a genuine honour to have been selected as the recipient of this year s Victor Albeck award. Winning this prize as a researcher in the Humanities means a very great deal because it shows that Humanities research is valued at Aarhus University, said Isabelle Torrance.
Isabelle Torrance began her research career at Aarhus University with a 3-year fellowship at AIAS (Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies) in 2016, coming from a tenured position as Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame in the US. During her AIAS fellowship stay, Torrance was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for her project on Classical Influences and Irish Culture (CLIC) (2019-2024). The ERC grant has allowed her to establish her own research group, which is based at Aarhus University, where Isabelle Torrance is professor of Classical Reception in English and Other Modern European Literatures and Cultures since 2019.
25 May 2021
The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions on the topic and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we focus on the recent Israeli-Hamas “mutual and unconditional” ceasefire, signed amid international pressure to stop the fierce fighting that caused widespread destruction in Gaza and halted much of Israel’s daily life in less than two weeks.
After 11 days of fighting, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt and the UN on May 21st. Both
Hamas and Israel claimed victory in the escalation, which caused the death of 12 people in Israel and 232 Palestinians, mainly in Gaza. Despite the positive early signs, the
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