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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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Sendereihe „100 Jahre Ostbelgien“ im BRF (Belgischer Rundfunk)

20 May 2020

written by :
Andreas Fickers, Christoph Brüll

Sendereihe „100 Jahre Ostbelgien“ im BRF (Belgischer Rundfunk)

Andreas Fickers und Christoph Brüll sind die Autoren der achtteiligen Sendereihe „100 Jahre Ostbelgien“ die jeden 3. Mittwoch im Monat im BRF ausgestrahlt wird.
Thinkering
Repairing radios: A hands-on approach to the history of technology

18 May 2020

written by :
Thomas Hoppenheit, Stefan Krebs, Rebecca Mossop

Repairing radios: A hands-on approach to the history of technology

Earlier this year the REPAIR team invited fellow historians and friends to their first hands-on workshop: Repairing old radios and sensing history.
Thinkering
Empowering History: On the Role of Historians in Today’s Society

23 April 2020

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

Empowering History: On the Role of Historians in Today’s Society

Why is history important? Why does society need history and historians? Read Fabio Spirinelli's personal answer as a historian and citizen.
Data

14 April 2020

written by :
Andreas Fickers

Mehr Mut zum Experimentieren. Digitale Lehre - Interview mit Andreas Fickers

Thinkering
Traces and memories in the making of a pandemic (3) - #covidmemory

10 April 2020

written by :
Stefan Krebs

Traces and memories in the making of a pandemic (3) - #covidmemory

Today, April 10, C²DH researchers launched the digital memory bank covidmemory.lu. The platform #covidmemory offers people living or working in Luxembourg the opportunity to share their personal experiences with one another and to archive them for future generations.
Data

10 April 2020

written by :
Maxime Derian

Le malade global. De l’aile de la chauve-souris à l’aile d’avion. Esquisse d’une anthropologie du coronavirus

Event
Project presentation: Public History as the New Citizen Science of the Past

9 April 2020

Project presentation: Public History as the New Citizen Science of the Past

In this short Facebook-live video, Thomas Cauvin will present his forthcoming 5-year project on developing participatory practices in public history.
Thinkering
Guide historique et architectural Esch

6 April 2020

written by :
Denis Scuto

À découvrir : Guide historique et architectural Esch-sur-Alzette

«Guide historique et architectural Esch-sur-Alzette»: à la découverte de l’histoire et du patrimoine architectural de la capitale du Bassin minier luxembourgeois.
News
FNR ATTRACT Fellowship laureate Thomas Cauvin to join the C²DH

9 March 2020

written by :
Noëlle Schon

FNR ATTRACT Fellowship laureate Thomas Cauvin to join the C²DH

The French national Thomas Cauvin, currently Professor of History at the University of Colorado and President of the International Federation for Public History, will join the C²DH at the University of Luxembourg thanks to an FNR ATTRACT fellowship endowed with 2 million euros (over five years).
News
Call for Papers: Rethinking the Histories and Legacies of Industrial Cities

4 March 2020

written by :
Stefan Krebs, Werner Tschacher

Call for Papers: Rethinking the Histories and Legacies of Industrial Cities

Workshop at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), University of Luxembourg, from 10 to 11 December 2020. Submission deadline: 31 March 2020
Forum Z
Reading yesterday's news in the digital age

3 March 2020

written by :
Estelle Bunout

Reading yesterday's news in the digital age

Text mining 200 years of historical newspapers - online event.
Data

1 March 2020

written by :
Andreas Fickers

Podcast "Communicating Europe"

Data

30 January 2020

written by :
Werner Tschacher

"'Katholisches Milieu' und 'Stunde Null'? Brüche und Kontinuitäten im Aachen der Nachkriegszeit im Spiegel von Biographien

News
Call for Papers: Workshop "Histories of Maintenance and Repair"

28 January 2020

written by :
Stefan Krebs, Rebecca Mossop, Thomas Hoppenheit

Call for Papers: Workshop "Histories of Maintenance and Repair"

We are calling for abstracts for our workshop on “Histories of Maintenance and Repair”, which will be held at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) on 03-04 September 2020.
Thinkering
Learning by Walking: Discovering Esch and its Industrial Surroundings

15 January 2020

written by :
Irene Portas, Jens van de Maele, Viktoria Boretska

Learning by Walking: Discovering Esch and its Industrial Surroundings

On 12 November, the REMIX team visited the town of Esch-sur-Alzette and the surrounding industrial sites. The visit was organised and guided by Denis Scuto, the C²DH Vice-Director and a true Escher at heart. In addition to its exploratory purposes, the full-day tour proved to be an excellent bonding experience for the REMIX team.
Forum Z
Holocaust History and Memory

9 January 2020

written by :
Gerben Zaagsma

Holocaust History and Memory

This Forum Z centres around three themes related to Holocaust history and memory – Holocaust history in the digital age, the Holocaust and Jewish life in Luxembourg, and combating anti-Semitism in contemporary Europe.
Data

1 January 2020

written by :
Stefan Krebs

Zwischen neuem „Hör-Gefühl“ und „Psychoterror“: Die Debatte über die emotionale Wirkung der Kunstkopf-Stereophonie im Hörspiel der 1970er Jahre

Data

1 January 2020

written by :
Werner Tschacher, Stefan Krebs

Wallichs, Adolf

Data

1 January 2020

written by :
Stefan Krebs

Hören

Data

1 January 2020

written by :
Andreas Fickers

Making Europe - Looking at the history of Europe in the long twentieth century through the lens of technology

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