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The C2DH is a research centre of the highest excellence for public outreach and dissemination. Cutting edge public history projects are intertwined with outstanding academic research on the contemporary history of Luxembourg and Europe. 

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24 February 2022

written by :
Stefan Krebs

“Keeping the lights on” – Maintaining (communication) infrastructures

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24 February 2022

written by :
Stefan Krebs, Rebecca Mossop

The delicate balance between expansion, innovation and maintenance of the Luxembourg Telephone Network

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A Colônia Luxemburguesa film première

22 February 2022

Première officielle luxembourgeoise du documentaire transmédia «A Colônia Luxemburguesa»

Ce documentaire transmédia vous emmène dans un voyage inédit à travers un siècle d’histoires de migrations entre le Luxembourg et le Brésil, dans le contexte de l’industrie sidérurgique.
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Minett stories rallye

22 February 2022

written by :
Sandra Camarda

The Minett Stories Rallye

A new treasure hunt takes you on a journey through the former ironworks of Belval. Discover secret locations, solve riddles and maybe win a prize.
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Recordings of the symposium 'Participation and Public Interpretations: How to Navigate Multiple Historical Narratives in Museums?'

14 February 2022

written by :
Thomas Cauvin

Recordings of the symposium 'Participation and Public Interpretations: How to Navigate Multiple Historical Narratives in Museums?'

During this international online symposium, scholars, museum and archives professionals, heritage and other public history practitioners discussed if and how multiple and sometimes conflicting historical narratives can coexist in museums.
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REMIX exhibition Massenoire

11 February 2022

Remixing Industrial Pasts: Constructing the Identity of the Minett

The multimedia exhibition “Remixing Industrial Pasts: Constructing the Identity of the Minett” is part of the European Capital of Culture Esch2022 programme.
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Of colonial military objects, contest and sentiment

9 February 2022

Of colonial military objects, contest and sentiment

Hands on History talk with Dr. Henrietta Lidchi, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, Leiden.
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2 February 2022

written by :
Andreas Fickers

Digital Hermeneutics and the Integrative Potential of Epistemic Virtues in the Digital Humanities: From Trading Zone to Contact Zone

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Public History Summer School 2022

17 January 2022

written by :
Thomas Cauvin

Public History Summer School

The Institute of History of the University of Wrocław, Poland, the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg (C²DH), Zajezdnia (Depot) History Centre, the International Federation for Public History, and the Commission for Public History of the Committee of Historical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences invite students, PhD candidates and practitioners to participate in the fifth Public History Summer School to be held in hybrid format (on-site and on-line), 6–10 June 2022.
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The University of Luxembourg has become the Headquarters of the International Federation for Public History

11 January 2022

written by :
Thomas Cauvin

The University of Luxembourg has become the Headquarters of the International Federation for Public History

As of 1 January 2022, the University of Luxembourg has become the headquarters of the International Federation for Public History. This constitutes a new partnership to develop international research networks.
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1 January 2022

written by :
Andreas Fickers

Per Knopfdruck nach Luxemburg. Radio Luxemburg als Sehnsuchtsort der Populärkultur

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1 January 2022

written by :
François Klein, Laurence Maufort, Stefan Krebs

Préserver le patrimoine industriel

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1 January 2022

written by :
Andreas Fickers

Doing Experimental Media Archaeology: Theory

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1 January 2022

written by :
Viktoria Boretska, Stefan Krebs

Identity disputes

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1 January 2022

written by :
Karin Priem

Future Pasts: Web Archives and Public History as Challenges for Historians of Education in Times of COVID-19

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1 January 2022

written by :
Andreas Fickers

What the D does to history. Das digitale Zeitalter als neues historisches Zeitregime?

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1 January 2022

written by :
Stefan Krebs

Die Mobilisierung des Radiohörens

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1 January 2022

written by :
Andreas Fickers

Populäre Musik im Spannungsfeld zwischen Amerikanisierung und Europäisierung in West-Europa der langen 1960er Jahre

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1 January 2022

written by :
Maxime Derian, Werner Tschacher

The Minett as Palimpsest

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1 January 2022

written by :
Stefan Krebs

The Emergence of the Minett

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