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A selection of online and printed articles and essays
For the time being, the call of the Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) is still louder than that of the eternal East, by the mercies of the Divine Muse. Further down is a list of texts from a previous lure: the light from the South. Texts written in between, mainly in the Far West, may show up later; nomads travel light. In the beginning was a weak light on stage.    

January 1, 2021: Dirix, Theo. "Ο Φιλελληνισμός και το Νέο Βέλγιο" (Philhellenism and the new Belgium) in: Phytagoras, issue 141, year 2020, ISSN 2529-0657, p. 114-128.  

November 13, 2020: Dirix Th. Sarris A. Déderix S. & Driessen J. The Quest of Vesalius' grave. New Insights. In: ​Van Hee R. (Editor): ‘In the shadow of Vesalius’, Garant Publishers, Antwerp (Belgium)/Apeldoorn (The Netherlands), 2020, p. 219-238..
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May 6, 2020: from Danish archives to a blog on Zakynthos: www.iskiosiskiou.com/2020/05/2761956.html
Thank you, Mrs. Maria Sidirokastriti-Kontoni & Fr. Panagiotis Kapodistrias.


December 2019 :  ‘Rosa Vesalius’ in A.Vesalius, 2019, 31 (no. 4): 33, ill.
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September 2019: Vesalius in Space? As a minor planet and crater on the moon? Why are you surprised? Astronomy and medicine have always been close.
​In: αGEN.vesalius, 2019, 31 (no. 3): 27-29.
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March 2019: The results of a survey by a ground penetrating radar (GPR) in the northern section of the town of Zakynthos, (A. Sarris, N. Papadopoulos, S. Déderix, J. Driessen, T. Dirix & Chr. Merkouri) aiming to identify funerary monuments (possibly Vesalius's grave) have now been published in Greek. A translation will follow. 
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November 2018: a new Garant publication with an article about Vesalius's position on a Supreme Being (De Dikke Teen van Andreas Vesalius) : www.maklu.be/link/catalogus%20NAjaar%202018%20webfile.pdf
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'Did Andreas Vesalius really die from scurvy? Evidence does not support this theory', Medical Terminology Daily, 25 September 2017: clinanat.com/mtd/858-did-andreas-vesalius-really-die-from-scurvy-1
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‘De zoektocht naar het Graf van Vesalius’ [The Quest for the Grave of Vesalius] in αGEN.vesalius, 2017, 29 (no. 2): 20-24, ill.
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The Quest for the Lost Grave of Andreas Vesalius, in: Fame, Fysisch-Anthropologische Mededelingen, Newsletter of the Dutch Association of Physical Anthropologists, No. 25, January 2017, p. 2-3.
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Quote: "The author thanks Maurits Biesbrouck, Sylviane Déderix, Jan Driessen, Theodoor Goddeeris, Akis Ladikos, Pavlos Plessas, Pascale Pollier, Apostolos Sarris, Maria Sidirokastriti-Kontoni and Omer Steeno".

"Old cannons make you deaf; administration after World War I", in the Historic Journal of South Jutland, nr. 1, 2017, pp 11-16
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Soefi-mystiek in Cisterciënzerkloosters en andersgelovigen in de vrijmetselarij - Hoe een gerede twijfel ons overtuigt van hetzelfde nobele doel.
In: de Kovel, Monastiek Tijdschrift voor Vlaanderen en Nederland, nr. 45, Twijfel, November 2016, pp 54-59.
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Three videos intended to stimulate the crowd funding campaign of Vesalius Continuum for the quest of Vesalius’ Grave in Zakynthos], 2016, musically illustrated.
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Epitaphs in the Santa Maria delle Grazie': vimeo.com/album/4256560/video/190461188

- 'Vesalian Portraits  (Mille Regretz)': vimeo.com/album/4256560/video/191228934
- 'Pascale Pollier & Theo Dirix, the Quest for the Lost Grave and "the Seat of Intuition" (Albadaran)': vimeo.com/album/4256560/video/191385996
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Promotional video announcing the crowd funding campaign of Vesalius Continuum for the quest of Vesalius’ Grave in Zakynthos, with Maurits Biesbrouck, Jan Driessen, Pascale Pollier, Omer Steeno, AndereWereldFilms, 2016
See: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCzfpvN6MrA

Andreas Vesalius and his hoaxes, con variazioni, in: Vesalius, Journal of the International Society of the History of Medicine, Vol. XXII, nr. 1, June 2016, Special Issue, Proceedings of A Tribute to Andreas Vesalius, Padua, Italy - December 2015, pp. 103 - 111.
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In Search of Andreas Vesalius, The Quest for the Lost Grave - The Sequel, by Dr. Sylviane Déderix, Pascale Pollier, and Theo Dirix, Monday, 02 May 2016 07:00, Medical Terminology Daily (MTD), Clinical Anatomy Associates: 
Read more: www.clinanat.com/mtd/792-in-search-of-andreas-vesalius-the-quest-for-the-lost-grave-the-sequel

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Zakynthos, een paar tips voor de Vesaliuspelgrim, in: A. Vesalius, Vereniging van Alumni van de Faculteit Geneeskunde (Alfagen) van de KU Leuven, nr. 1 maart 2016, pp. 21-24.
Read more: tekst_zakyntos_dirix.pdf  

Belgische Oorlogsmonumenten in Denemarken, Tafofiel 30, januari 2016, Nieuwsbrief van Epitaaf v.z.w., pp. 13-21.​
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‘Portraits and other hoaxes: Why some research about Andreas Vesalius is not picked up’ in Interalia Magazine, 2015, 15 pp., ill. retrieved on June 10th, 2015 in <www.interaliamag.org/articles/theo-dirix>
​           On contradicting the Inquisition myth and Vesalius’ alleged shipwreck.
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‘Still under Construction: the reign of the anatomist. April 2012: the Andreas Vesalius 2014 launching’ in IDEM, Fifty Things from Belgium, Highlights from a series of cultural events initiated by the Embassy of Belgium in Greece between 2011 and mid-2015, Athens, Kingdom of Belgium, 2015, 48-53, ill.
          Preparing for the Vesalius commemoration in Zakynthos, september 2014. 

‘The reign of the anatomist. Zakynthos, September 2014’ in IDEM, Fifty Things from Belgium, Highlights from a series of cultural events initiated by the Embassy of Belgium in Greece between 2011 and mid-2015, Athens, Kingdom of Belgium, 2015, 148-159, ill.
           On the actual Vesalius commemoration: Vesalius Continuum
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‘The reign of the anatomist, consolidated. December 2014: Athens’ in IDEM, Fifty Things from Belgium, Highlights from a series of cultural events initiated by the Embassy of Belgium in Greece between 2011 and mid-2015, Athens, Kingdom of Belgium, 2015, 170-177, ill.
          About artistic events during the Vesalius commemorative year 2014. 

‘The Quest for V esalius’ Grave’ retrieved in 500 Y ears V esalius - Karger Medical & Scientific Publishers on march 14th, 2014 in <www.vesaliusfabrica.com/en/vesalius/truth-and-myth/vesalius-grave.html> 
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Atlas en het verhaal over offergezindheid dat ouder is dan de historie van Tibhirine, in: De Kovel, Monastiek Tijdschrift voor Vlaanderen en Nederland, Nr. 32 -7de jaargang - maart 2014, pp.18-22.
Read more: kovel-32-dossier-dirix.pdf

‘Message of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Athens’ in  Vesalius - Acta Internationalia Historiae Medicinae – Special Issue for the Vesalius Continuum commemorating the 500th Anniversary of Andreas Vesalius, Zakynthos, Greece, September 4th-8th 2014, 2014, 20 (no. 1): 3.
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A short history of the interests of the Kingdom of Belgium in Vesalius’s legacy and the role of Nicolas Barbianis. 

POLLIER, Pascale, Mark GARDINER, Theo DIRIX (org.). Vesalius Continuum, Vesalius Continuum commemorating the 500th anniversary of Andreas Vesalius. Conference Programme, Zakynthos, Sept 4-8 2014, 16 pp. 

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‘Mustiria guro apo to thanato tu Vesaliou sti Zakuntho - Mysteries surrounding Vesalius’ death on Zakynthos’ in Vesalius - Vesalios 2014, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Athens, Greece, spring of 2012, pp. 8-15, ill.
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Greek and English. Brochure for the Vesalius commemoration at Zakynthos in 2014.
‘Epi topou episkekseis - Visits in situ’ in Vesalius - Vesalios 2014, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Athens, Greece, spring of 2012, pp. 17-21, ill.
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Greek and English. The spots on Zakynthos which remind to Vesalius. Brochure for the Vesalius commemoration at Zakynthos in 2014. 
‘O V esalios kai i Mousiki - V esalius and Music’ in V esalius - Vesalios 2014, Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Athens, Greece, spring of 2012, pp. 22-23, ill.
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Greek and English. Brochure for the Vesalius commemoration at Zakynthos in 2014. 

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Het Kind heeft een Naam voor de Loge De Graankorrel in Hasselt


Light from the South:
(1990), Supplement bij encyclopedieën Grote Nederlandse Larousse en Grote Oosthoek:
Letterkunde Maghreb, rubriek 480. In Larousse en Grote Oosthoek ( Eds.) Kluwer Algemene Uitgeverijen.
(1990), Supplement bij encyclopedieën Grote Nederlandse Larousse en Grote Oosthoek:
​Overige Arabische letterkunde, rubriek 491. In Larousse en Grote Oosthoek (
Eds.) Kluwer Algemene Uitgeverijen.
(1990). Over Mahmud Darwish: “Ik droom van een vrij graf”. In F. Auwera (ed.) 
P.E.N. Tijdingen (pp.25-30), Brussel.
(1989). Onafhankelijk tijdschrift ‘Kalima’ verboden in Marokko. 
De Morgen, mei 1989.
(1989). Interview met de Marokkaanse auteur Abdellatif Lâabi. De Morgen, april 1989, p.21.
(1989). Abdellatif  Laabi: De leeuw is niet ouder geworden. 
Wereldwijd. Maandblad nr 196, 39-41.
(1987). De vrijheid van het woord in Marokko: Abdellah Zrika. In S. Van den Bremt (Ed.) 
P.E.N. Tijdingen (pp. 23-24). Brussel.
(1987). Veel muntthee: De valse start van de Belgisch/Marokkaanse emigrantenliteratuur. 
De Nieuwe Maand jg.30-nr.8, pp17-19.
(1987). Schreeuwen om waarheid.  
Deze week in Brussel, p.5
(1987). Gaande onder de gazellen. 
Muziek & Woord, nr. 157, p.34.
(1987). Leila Houari: Ik voel me nergens thuis en dus overal. 
Wereldwijd Maandblad, nr. 179,  14-15.
(1985). De nuttige Sahara: “ Zolang Hassan er is, zal er geen vrede zijn”. Het B
elang van Limburg, nr. 173, p.4.
(1985). De nuttige Sahara: “De woestijn is rustig… en van ons”. 
Het Belang van Limburg, nr. 172, p.4.
(1985). De nuttige Sahara:  Zout als het water van de ogen: Ma-el-Ainin. 
Het Belang van Limburg, nr. 171, p. 4.
(1985).  De nuttige Sahara: Smara, in hart van  de woestijn. 
Het Belang van Limburg, nr. 170,  p. 4
(1984). Ma voix à la recherche de sa voie, Muziek & Woord, nr.120, p.27.

Translations:
Laâbi, A. (2000), De Ballade van de Emigrant (translation). In G. Droogenbroodt ( Eds.) Het Gevleugelde Woord 's Werelds mooiste buitenlandse gedichten, Deel II. Ninove: Point, pp. 39-49.
Zrika, A. (1988). Ben Msik. Wereldwijd Maandblad, nr 182, 42-43. (Original work written in 1986).
Zrika A. (1986). Schrijven in Ben Msik. In S. Van den Bremt ( ed.) P.E.N. Tijdingen, ( pp. 25-34), Brussel
Zrika A. (1986). Dans van Ben Msik. In G. Droogenbroodt ( Eds.) 
Als ze me martelen: exilgedichten. Ninove: Point. 
Zrika A. (1986). Luister nu naar de klokken die luiden in het hoofd van Rachid. In G. Droogenbroodt (Eds.). 
Als ze me martelen: Exilgedichten. 
Ninove: Point.

​Light on stage:
Film & Television reviews for the newspaper 
Het Belang van Limburg:
e.g.: "Een maand op het land (Iwan S. Tugenjew)", 6 October 1979, "Klute (Alan J.Pakula)", 28 September 1978; "The Graduate (Mike Nichols)", 4 January 1979; "Een wanhopige anti-held, The Conversation van Coppola, vanavond op BRT-scherm", 16 January 1979; 'Citizen Kane: de beste aller tijden?" 12 December, 

Theatre plays, direction & acting:
e.g.: Schilderingen op Hout (Ingmar Bergman) directed by tejo (=td), 29 April & 5 May; "Geloof, Hoop & Liefde (Ödön von Horvàth) directed by Prof. Joos Florquin & Fons Fraeters, KULeuven, 1977; Jonge Mensen (André Claude Puget), 1 & 7 October 1977, Barbertje, Pirandello, Van geruis, Carnaval in Athene, 17 March 1978, Escuriaal (Michel de Ghelderode), 27 April 1979, Waar de Sterre bleef Stille staan, en ​Leontientje (21, 28, 29 March 1980), directed by Jan Troosters, Forum, Zolder, Belgium ; etc.

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