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 Dr Adila Laïdi-Hanieh

9 April 2024

Historicizing the living Nakba(s): Exploring alternative futures by reclaiming narratives of loss in Palestinian cultural institutions

Introductory lecture by Dr Adila Laïdi-Hanieh, 2024 Public Historian in Residence at the C²DH.
News
Radio Luxembourg - The station that changed the world

20 December 2023

written by :
Dominique Santana

“Radio Luxembourg”, a new transmedia project on the cult station

The Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg, together with Samsa Film and the Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA), are launching the transmedia project “Radio Luxembourg – The station that changed the world”.
News
Radio Luxembourg - The station that changed the world

17 July 2023

written by :
Dominique Santana

Kick off for the project 'Radio Luxembourg – The Station that Changed the World'

Tune in to the amazing history of one of the world’s greatest radio stations, based in one of the world’s smallest nations – Radio Luxembourg.
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Is artificial intelligence the future of collective memory? Bridging AI scholarship and Memory Studies

14 April 2023

written by :
Frédéric Clavert

Is artificial intelligence the future of collective memory? Bridging AI scholarship and Memory Studies

Call for papers for the second volume of the Memory Studies Review (Brill publishing), 2024. Abstracts submission deadline 15 May 2023.
Event
55th CIDOC-CRM and 48th FRBR joint meeting

15 November 2022

55th CIDOC-CRM and 48th FRBR joint meeting

Meeting (14 sessions, 1 hands-on workshop and 1 conference) about the two standards for information integration in the fields of Cultural Heritage and Libraries.
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From women's gallery to queer feminist knowledge production – Gender discourses in Museums of Industry and Technology in historical perspective

15 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
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European Union Pavilion at World Expo

7 September 2021

The European Union Pavilions in World Expos between 1958 and 2010

'Europe' seminar with Anastasia Remes, European University Institute
Thinkering
Toppling Symbols: Statues, the Colonial Past and the Public Space

21 June 2020

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

Toppling Symbols: Statues, the Colonial Past and the Public Space

The actions against statues of historic figures involved in colonialism and its derivatives highlight the importance of critically confronting our past and rethinking our public space.
Thinkering
In quest of academic identities: my participation in the ISCH conference in Tallinn

29 July 2019

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

In quest of academic identities: my participation in the ISCH conference in Tallinn

From 26 to 29 June 2019, I participated in a conference in Tallinn (Estonia) organised by the International Society for Cultural History (ISCH), where, in addition, I presented a paper on cultural policy in Luxembourg. This experience was part of a quest to better understand cultural history and my own research.
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"Une histoire contemporaine du Luxembourg en 70 chroniques" par Denis Scuto

24 May 2019

written by :
Denis Scuto

"Une histoire contemporaine du Luxembourg en 70 chroniques" par Denis Scuto

Édité par le C²DH et la Fondation Robert Krieps, ce livre recueille les chroniques de l'historien Denis Scuto publiées de 2015 à 2019 au quotidien luxembourgeois "Tageblatt". Il est richement illustré de documents souvent inédits.
Thinkering
A research trip to Koblenz: archives, monuments, museums

10 May 2019

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

A research trip to Koblenz: archives, monuments, museums

My research sometimes leads me onto unexpected paths. My travel to Koblenz counts without doubt among them.
Thinkering
A personal report of the European Culture Forum 2017

15 December 2017

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

A personal report of the European Culture Forum 2017

The European Culture Forum 2017 took place in Milan from 7 to 8 December. It was also the official kick-off event of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. In the following blogpost, I would like to summarize and discuss the debates related to culture and cultural heritage that took place during the event and add some personal reflections.
Thinkering
The “European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018” and its implementation: from social cohesion to nation-branding

5 October 2017

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli, Karin Priem

The “European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018” and its implementation: from social cohesion to nation-branding

2018 will be the European Year of Cultural Heritage, as proclaimed by the European Union. The kick-off event for Luxembourg took place on 29 September.
Thinkering
Cultural policy in present times: impressions from the ninth Federal Congress on Cultural Policy

19 June 2017

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

Cultural policy in present times: impressions from the ninth Federal Congress on Cultural Policy

The following blogpost is a personal report on the ninth Federal Congress on Cultural Policy, which took place in Berlin on 15th and 16th of June.
Thinkering
Tri-national doctoral school Saarbrücken

29 May 2017

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

A tri-national event for transnational histories

In May 2017, the first edition of the tri-national doctoral school was organised in Saarbrücken, Germany, with the participation of three universities. The following blogpost is a report of the event with some personal reflections.
Thinkering
Cultural policies in Luxembourg

10 May 2017

written by :
Fabio Spirinelli

A history of cultural policy in Luxembourg in the 20th century: Outline for a dissertation project

In this article, I will develop a first outline of my dissertation project on the history of cultural policy in Luxembourg, which would include a case study of a cultural institution.