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“Glanz und Elend der Kunstkopf-Stereophonie” – A radio play from Stefan Krebs, with Hans Peter Hallwachs as Kunstkopf; Stephan Wurfbaum as journalist and Andreas Fickers as media archaeologist; Research, script and mise-en-scène: Stefan Krebs; Sound: Christian Schimmöller; Producer: Werner Bleisteiner; Historical and technical advisors: Günther Hess and Stephan Peus. A production of the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History of the University of Luxembourg in cooperation with Bavarian Broadcasting and the EU-research project ORPHEUS, 2017.

The study proposes the use of comparative textual analysis to formulate research questions on the Economic and Monetary Union.

The story of the villa which was used by Titanium inventor William Kroll (1889-1973) as his residence and lab before WWII.

This paper reflects on the cultural dynamics of the home movie as a twentieth century family memory practice. Over the years, many generations have documented and materialized their family memories on film, video and digital media. While the making and screening of family films used to be a rather exclusive hobby practiced only by the elite, this has changed considerably in today’s ubiquitous sharing cultures.

Il y a des personnalités qui demeurent dans la mémoire collective par l’empreinte qu’elles ont laissée sur le destin de leurs pays. Pierre Werner (29 décembre 1913 – 24 juin 2002) est de ceux-là. Ministre d’État, Premier Ministre et ministre des Finances pendant de longues décennies, cet intellectuel catholique et démocrate résolu fut l’un des rares hommes d’État qui a traversé le XXe siècle.

An interview I gave to Luxembourger Wort reporter Laurent Schmit on June 8th 2017, from 15:50 to 16:10. We spoke about the impact of the Marshall Plan in Luxembourg, the changes it brought to the country, and the impact on the integration process. I am cited in the 3rd to last paragraph in the column.

The German soldiers who fell during the Second World War were buried in large cemetery complexes throughout Europe. Construction and design guidelines drawn up by the Wehrmacht itself put national socialist ideology into a concrete form, furthering the myth of sacrifice for the fatherland. Hitler appointed a special architect, Wilhelm Kreis, to design gigantic memorials. In the course of the war both the Wehrmacht and the architect had to adjust their plans to the realities of war; the "heroic" plans could not be realized.

The story of the a doctors villa (Dr. Nicolas Huberty (1890-1976)) and his friends (among them first communist minister Dr. Charles Marx (1903-1946)) helping two French pilots to escape Germans in 1940.