{"id":43,"date":"2024-07-07T07:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T07:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:39:28","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:48%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-from-2024-07-17-11-49-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-from-2024-07-17-11-49-28.png 518w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-from-2024-07-17-11-49-28-268x300.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ernst van den Hemel is projectleider van MAKEBELIEF. Daarnaast is hij senior onderzoeker bij NL-LAB\/Meertens Instituut en bijzonder hoogleraar Religie in Erfgoed en Populaire Cultuur aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Tevens is hij voorzitter van Nederlands Genootschap voor Godsdienstwetenschap<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">see <a href=\"http:\/\/vandenhemel.net\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"vandenhemel.net\"><strong>www.vandenhemel.ne<\/strong>t<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:ernst.van.den.hemel2@meertens.knaw.nl\"><strong>contact<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:46% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_5029-2-826x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-679 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_5029-2-826x1024.jpeg 826w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_5029-2-242x300.jpeg 242w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_5029-2-768x952.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_5029-2-1239x1536.jpeg 1239w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_5029-2-1652x2048.jpeg 1652w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_5029-2-10x12.jpeg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rach\u00e8l Blokhuis-Koopman is Phd researcher in MAKEBELIEF. She researches religion and theme parks in the United States, with an emphasis on the Creation Museum and Dollywood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:rachel.koopman@meertens.knaw.nl\">contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aysenur-Profile-Photo-1-880x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" style=\"width:336px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aysenur-Profile-Photo-1-880x1024.jpg 880w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aysenur-Profile-Photo-1-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aysenur-Profile-Photo-1-768x894.jpg 768w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aysenur-Profile-Photo-1-1320x1536.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aysenur-Profile-Photo-1-1760x2048.jpg 1760w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aysenur-Profile-Photo-1-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aysenur Korkmaz is postdoctoral researcher in MAKEBELIEF. She focuses on religion, heritage and theme parks in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:aysenur.korkmaz@meertens.knaw.nl\">contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-767x1022.jpg 767w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Shmushko-in-Buddha-Museum-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Kai Shmushko is postdoctoral researcher within the MAKEBELIEF project. Her research focuses on the interplay between religion, nationalism, heritage, and immersive media in China, including Buddhism and Chinese folk religion.<br><br><strong><a href=\"mailto:kai.shmushko@meertens.knaw.nl\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:kai.shmushko@meertens.knaw.nl\" target=\"_self\">contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/welmoed_foto-mb-880x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1065 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/welmoed_foto-mb-880x1024.jpg 880w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/welmoed_foto-mb-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/welmoed_foto-mb-768x894.jpg 768w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/welmoed_foto-mb-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/welmoed_foto-mb.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welmoed Wagenaar is postdoctoral researcher in MAKEBELIEF. She focuses on religion, heritage and immersive media in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:welmoed.wagenaar@meertens.knaw.nl\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:welmoed.wagenaar@meertens.knaw.nl\">contact<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foto-ezra-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foto-ezra-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foto-ezra-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foto-ezra-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foto-ezra-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foto-ezra-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/foto-ezra-2048x1537.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ezra Hilbrands works as an intern for MAKEBELIEF. He researches immersive media and authencitiy as well as in the design and use of scent and olfactory media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-10-at-14.33.23-1024x931.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-10-at-14.33.23-1024x931.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-10-at-14.33.23-300x273.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-10-at-14.33.23-768x698.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-10-at-14.33.23-1536x1397.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-10-at-14.33.23-13x12.jpeg 13w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-10-at-14.33.23-2048x1862.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G\u00fclce Zeynep Bekta\u015f is an intern at MAKEBELIEF. She researches the representation of the Ottoman past in contemporary Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-716x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-986 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-716x1024.jpeg 716w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-768x1098.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-1074x1536.jpeg 1074w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-1432x2048.jpeg 1432w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-8x12.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aurelia-devrient-scaled.jpeg 1790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aurelia Devrient works as an intern for MAKEBELIEF. She researchs immersive and participatory media and Jewish heritage in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/foto-lukas-vonhout.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-454 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/foto-lukas-vonhout.jpg 850w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/foto-lukas-vonhout-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/foto-lukas-vonhout-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/foto-lukas-vonhout-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lukas Vonhout studies Religious Studies at Utrecht University. He works as intern for MAKEBELIEF. He researches Islam and immersive media in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ernst van den Hemel is projectleider van MAKEBELIEF. Daarnaast is hij senior onderzoeker bij NL-LAB\/Meertens Instituut en bijzonder hoogleraar Religie in Erfgoed en Populaire Cultuur aan de Universiteit Utrecht. Tevens is hij voorzitter van Nederlands Genootschap voor Godsdienstwetenschap zie www.vandenhemel.net voor meer info contact Rach\u00e8l Blokhuis-Koopman werkt als PhD onderzoeker voor MAKEBELIEF. Zij onderzoekt religie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1232,"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/1232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/makebelief.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}