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Tom Sintobin is an associate professor at Radboud University, where he serves as the deputy programme director in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. His academic focus includes literary tourism studies and he is a member of the research group Intercultural Dynamics. Sintobin's research interests are diverse, encompassing literature from the Netherlands spanning from 1890 to 1983, with a particular emphasis on authors such as Stijn Streuvels, Hugo Claus, and Louis Paul Boon. He explores transnational dimensions of regional culture and cultural representations of coastal villages, specifically Ostend and Scheveningen. Significant themes in his work are the representation of grand technological achievements, travel literature from a gender perspective, and cultural soil studies, particularly focused on peat bogs. Sintobin investigates the identity politics of tourists and influencers through a diachronic lens, contributing to discussions on local colour fiction, representation theory, and identity politics.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).