Hands-on History lecture series
Since 2017, the C²DH has run a “Hands-on History” lecture series, featuring presentations by researchers in history and related disciplines who have found original and interesting new ways to research, write, teach or publicise history and are willing to share their experiences.
Past Hands-on History lectures have covered topics as diverse as oral history indexing, historical image projection techniques, the House of European History, 3D modelling, text mining of historical newspapers and the history of TV production technology. The lectures are primarily aimed at C²DH staff but they are generally also open to other members of the university and external researchers. Each session consists of a 30-minute presentation and 30 minutes for questions and discussion.
27 January 2022
On Not Knowing: Reasoning with Uncertainty in Digital Literary Studies. Hands on History lecture with Hoyt Long (University of Chicago).
23 February 2022
Of colonial military objects, contest and sentiment. Hands on History lecture with Dr. Henrietta Lidchi (Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, Leiden).
23 March 2022
Studying War Commemoration Amid War: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine As a Tragedy for Historical Research. Hands on History lecture with Dr Mischa Gabowitsch (Einstein Forum, Potsdam, Germany).
27 April 2022
Making connections: new ways of accessing cultural heritage online. Hands on History lecture with Prof. Jane Winters (School of Advanced Study, University of London).
22 June 2022
"Barvalo", un projet d'exposition collaborative au Mucem sur et avec les groupes romani. Hands on History talk avec Julia Ferloni (conservatrice du patrimoine en charge du pôle de collection “Artisanat, commerce, industrie” au Mucem) et Gabi Jimenez (Artiste-auteur des arts visuels).
4 July 2022
Undisciplined Histories of Maintenance. Hands on History talk with Andrew Russell, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
28 September 2022
Polish immigration to Luxembourg – life, work and integration. Online discourse analysis of social media. Hands on History session with Anna Baczkowska, visiting researcher at the C²DH.
26 October 2022
Accès aux archives du CNA : Démarches, questions, contacts. Hands on History with Paul Lesch, Yves Steichen, Manon Pinatel, Tessy Oppermann, Viviane Thill.
23 November 2022
Migration is not a one way trip. Studying and telling the story of Crimean Tatars' deportation and return. Hands on History lecture with Martin-Oleksandr Kisly (History Department, National University of Kyiv - Mohyla Academy).
21 December 2022
Crowdsourcing in Living with Machines: crowdsourcing for engagement meets data science research. Hands on History lecture with Dr Mia Ridge, the British Library’s Digital Curator for Western Heritage Collections.
History@Play
Digital games are increasingly recognised as powerful educational tools, able to shape historical culture by attracting, engaging, and emotionally involving a wider audience. The lecture series History@Play focuses on the intersection between gaming and Public History drawing from the experience of both scholars and game designers to explore the affordances of interactive narratives and digital games. Invited international speakers discuss various aspects ranging from immersion, simulation and re-enactment, authenticity and accuracy, to procedurally, paratexts and historical culture, to video game history and preservation. The lectures are opened to both scholars and general public in hybrid format, both on-site and streamed online.
14 June 2022
Reloading history through narrative games. Lecture by Claudia Molinari and Matteo Pozzi, We Are Müesli, Milan.
17 - 18 November 2022
Cracking the code of videogame history: perspectives on videogame preservation and researching the medium's history. Lecture by Dany Guay-Bélanger Université de Montréal, Canada.
12 December 2022
TIMETRAVEL #101: an introduction to the affordances of mixed reality for teaching history on-site. Lecture by Katharina Tillmanns, Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln, Germany.
« FinLux » seminar
‘FinLux’ is a series of seminars held on a monthly basis and focusing on the history of the Luxembourg financial centre.
From its inception, the C²DH has decided to make the history of the Luxembourg financial centre one of its main research priorities. In this context, the 'FinLux' seminar is held on a monthly basis. It is a place for researchers to discuss ongoing research projects in banking and financial history in a broad sense. The fundamental theme of the seminars is a reflection on which topics, actors, sources, and methods can be used to write the history of the Luxembourg financial centre.
15 February 2022
Collaboration, Adaption, or Disruption? Wall Street, Fintech and Corporate Bond Trading in New Political Economy. Lecture with Dr Huw Macartney, University of Birmingham.
29 March 2022
The Curaçao offshore: Origin, Growth and Decline of a Tax Haven, 1951-2013. Lecture with Tijn van Beurden.
31 May 2022
Archaeology of a treasure island. Actors and practises of holdings in Luxembourg (1929-1940). Lecture with Matteo Calabrese & Benoît Majerus (C²DH)
ForumZ
ForumZ (Z for “Zeitgeschichte” or contemporary history) is a public platform for a critical and open discussion of current issues in contemporary Luxembourgish and European history. Interested citizens are invited to debate with experts about selected (society-related) topics, new approaches and new sources in contemporary history. ForumZ takes history beyond the confines of the university and into the public sphere.
21 May 2022
7 September 2022
17 October 2022
Das industrielle Kulturerbe: lokal, regional, international
03 December 2022
Let's Talk About History
The "Let's Talk About History!" Organising Committee is a group of young PhD students of the Institute for History (IHIST) and the C²DH. Since May 2018, the founding committee formed by Anita Lucchesi, Christa Dönges, Jessica Leuck and Joëlle Weis has handed over the organisation to two new generations of PhD students. They benefit from the support of the history student association Historic.UL.
19 May 2022
Cäsarenwahn von Caligula bis Putin. Vortrag mit Diskussion von Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schlange-Schöningen, organisiert von Let's Talk about History.
24 October 2022
Aux fondements de la religion de l'Etat en France : le roi, le pape et le procès des Templiers (1307-1314). Lecture with discussion by Prof. Dr. Julien Thery, organized by Let's Talk about History.
17 November 2022
Les vestiges antiques des Pays-Bas méridionaux à l’époque moderne : paysage, identité locale et perception du passé (1565-1794). Lecture with discussion by Dr. Olivier Latteur, organized by Let's Talk about History.
PHACS Symposiums
The PHACS Team has organised a series of events, online symposiums and a roundtable on site to discuss issues related to Public History and its application and implementation in history institutions. In light of increased participatory initiatives, some cultural spaces are experimenting with a variety of approaches to incorporate (conflicting) multiple perspectives as a key feature of co-created exhibitions. therefore, this year, the focus has been put on groups and communities becoming active participants in the production of history in museums. A variety of experts have been selected to share their experiences, best practices and challenges faced when implementing public participation in the co-production of historical narratives and content inside or for museums.
05 December 2022
Working with multiple perspectives in co-producing historical interpretation, Roundtable at the House of European History in Brussels; It's one of a series of events connected to an ongoing project between PHACS and the House of European History aiming to enrich historical interpretations within a section of the museum’s permanent exhibition by embracing public participation.
06 December 2022
Citizen Science as Public History?, online keynote held by Dr Mia Ridge, the British Library’s Digital Curator for Western Heritage Collections.
07 December 2022
When publics co-produce history in museums: skills, methodologies and impact of participation, international online symposium.
Remix lecture Series
On 28 May 2022, at the Luxembourg Learning Centre, the REMIX team officially launched the virtual exhibition "Minett Stories", produced in the framework of European Capital of Culture Esch2022.
Research Seminar series
Since 2017, the C²DH has been holding a series of Research Seminars featuring project presentations by and for itsmembers. Any projects can be showcased at the seminars – individual or collaborative projects, at PhD, postdoc or seniorlevel. The main aim is to offer an opportunity to discuss methods, research trends and current research at the centre. The seminars are primarily aimed at C²DH staff but they are now also available online, opening them up to a wider audience.
19 January 2022
Historical Data Visualization: The LuxTIME Machine. Research seminar with Aida Horaniet Ibanez (C²DH).
30 March 2022
Talking Borders, Telling History – Border Perceptions from Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe. Research seminar with Johanna Jaschik (C²DH).
20 April 2022
in#sane The contemporary history of an eroding difference. Research seminar with Benoît Majerus (C²DH).
04 May 2022
Keep calm and carry on. Historicizing online virality. Research seminar with Fred Pailler and Valérie Schafer (C²DH).
18 May 2022
Myth-Busting Digital History: Some Lessons from Shades of Red. Research seminar with Risto Turuunen (Visiting researcher at C²DH).
15 June 2022
Evolving topic, evolving methods : studying the dispossession of the Jews in Luxembourg during World War II. Research seminar with Blandine Landau (C²DH).
29 June 2022
From women's gallery to queer feminist knowledge production – Gender discourses in Museums of Industry and Technology in historical perspective. Research seminar with Sophie Kühnlenz (Visiting researcher at C²DH).
06 July 2022
How to write a new and attractive History of Belgium 2.0 or 3.0? Research seminar with Geneviève Warland (C²DH).
21 September 2022
What is slow memory? A discussion around an emergent concept. Research seminar with Frédéric Clavert (C²DH).
19 October 2022
The Microcosm of Clandestine Borders: Transgression and Subversion in the Interwar Years. Research seminar with Irene Portas Vazquez (C2DH).
16 November 2022
Multiple perspectives and narratives in museums: participatory methods in history production. Research seminar with Camilla Portesani (C2DH).
Training Trading Zone Initiative
The C2DH training programme offers live and self-paced training activities that pertain to specific areas (or trading zones) of interest for digital history, such as history and historiography, digital humanities, archival and data science, computer science, digital media, or to background processes in research, ethics, publishing and communication. Given the rich field of expertise of the Centre, the main goal is to experiment with learning from each other, sharing knowledge and providing guidance and directions for further enquiry within the various trading zones. The programme is offered on an annual basis and can involve both C2DH and external trainers and trainees.
VIRAL seminar
The VIRAL seminar focuses on online virality, and more broadly on phenomena related to the circulation of born-digital content. When we consider the notions of virality, the spread of information and the dissemination, circulation and sharing of content, the aim is always to understand how physical, sociotechnical, practical and discursive elements come together in different and diverse ways. These elements include signs that are replicated or transformed, technical platforms and infrastructures with varying constraints, social groups that are (re)defined, moderation policies, and also feelings and emotions (fear, humour, empathy, hate, etc.) that prompt the sharing and transformation of content.
15 February 2022
La lutte contre les rumeurs, un nouveau paradigme. Guerre mondiale et sciences sociales. Lecture by Pascal Froissart, Sorbonne Université.
24 mars 2022
Digital methods for studying spreadability: The dissemination of commenting systems on the web. Lecture by Anne Helmond, University of Amsterdam.
12 April 2022
Quand le mème devient rare : ce que nous dit la tokenisation de la culture numérique en temps critique. Lecture by Laurence Allard, Université de Lille. Discussion : Frédéric Clavert (C2DH).
31 May 2022
Communauté politique, communauté sémiotique. Ce que la circulation des images révèle de la structuration de la mobilisation anti genre sur Twitter. Lecture by Virginie Julliard, Sorbonne Université). Discussion : Fred Pailler (C2DH).
22 September 2022
Viral journalism, is it a thing? Strategies, tactics, concerns. Lecture by Anastasia Denisova, University of Westminster. Discussion: Valérie Schafer (C2DH).
18 November 2022
From Busting Cults to Breeding Cults: Anonymous Hacktivism vs. QAnon”. Lecture by Gabriella Coleman, Harvard University, USA, and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
7 December 2022
Semiotics of virality, 2013-2023: An appraisal. Lecture by Gabriele Marino, University of Turin.
Winter (Online) Lecture Series on Europe (WOLS)- 2022 Edition
The 2022 edition of the Winter Online Lecture Series on Europe (WOLS) was organised in a hybrid form in December 2022 by Elena Danescu - in connection with the courses “History of European integration (1919-1993)” and “Economic and social history of Europe after 1945: concepts, processes, actors” from the Master in European Contemporary History, and the course “Democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe” from the Bachelor in European Cultures, with the aim of giving students on these programmes, as well as the wider academic community at the University of Luxembourg, the opportunity to find out about the history and workings of the European institutions in Luxembourg from new and unconventional angles and to discuss some of the milestones in contemporary European history with people who were involved in or witnessed these events. All these two-hours sessions - including a presentation by a speaker, followed by a debate with the audience (and a Q&A session)- that has been opened to the whole academic community of the University of Luxembourg, the University of the Greater Region as well as to the wider public, were live streamed on Webex. The lectures were run in conjunction with Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg (ED-UNILU). They were recorded and subsequently published on the ED-UNILU webpages un the website.
14 December 2022
Learning gender after the Cold War. Transnational circulations of feminist knowledge in post-socialist settings. Guest lecturer: Dr Ioana Cîrstocea, Researcher at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Researcher) and member of the European Centre for Sociology and Political Science (CESSP, Paris).
19 December 2022
Interdisciplinary challenges and innovative practices at the HAEU. An intellectual portrait of Alcide De Gasperi through new sources”. Guest lecturer: Dr Jacopo Cellini, Research Associate at the Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence.
20 December 2022
“Worker poverty in the EU: trends and reactions”. Guest lecturer: Prof. Dr Luca Ratti, Associate Professor in European and Comparative Labour Law at the University of Luxembourg.
21 December 2022
Architectural heritage and art collections at the Court of Justice of the European Union – narratives, images and symbols”. Guest lecturer: Dr Sara Afonso, Art Historian in the Protocol and Visits Directorate of the Court of Justice of the European Union.