About me
Human being.
Born in MCMXC.
Loves reading, but thinks that he is not reading enough.
Wanted to become astrophysicist in his childhood (among other things).
My name is Fabio Spirinelli. I am a historian currently living and researching in Luxembourg. I was born in Luxembourg, but the history of my family is one of many immigration histories. I conduct research on the past, but I love reading and watching science-fiction.
Academic career
I studied history at the University of Luxembourg. My bachelor’s thesis focused on the history of racism and anti-racism in Luxembourg since the 1970s.
After my Bachelor’s degree, I studied arts du spectacle (performing arts) at the University of Liège, which encompassed lectures about cinema, theatre and communication theory.
However, I had not lost interest in history – among my favourite lectures in Liège figured history of cinema and of theatre. I enrolled for the Master in European and Contemporary History at the University of Luxembourg in 2014, which I successfully accomplished in 2016. My master’s thesis on the history of cultural policy in Luxembourg from 1945 to 2015 was awarded Best Master’s Thesis in History at the University of Luxembourg in 2016.
From 2016 to 2020, I was a PhD researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (University of Luxembourg). In October 2020, I received the degree of Doctor in History. In my thesis, I analysed the history of cultural policy in Luxembourg with the State museums as a case study, from the 1920s to the 1970s. My main research focus is (European) contemporary history, Luxembourgish history, cultural policy, cultural history and cultural institutions. However, I have also a vivid interest in digital history and public history and I am always eager to acquire new knowledge in those fields.
Visit my ORCID profile:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5910-9962Curriculum Vitae
Since July 2023
Scientific Officer at the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
March 2022 – June 2023
Postdoctoral researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (University of Luxembourg)
September 2021 – October 2021
Administrative employee, Department for Housing, Municipality of Differdange (fixed-term contract)
November 2016 – November 2020
Doctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg.
September 2014 – June 2016
Master in European Contemporary History at the University of Luxembourg
September 2012 – June 2013
Année préparatoire au master en arts du spectacle at the University of Liège
May 2011 – August 2011
Mobility semester (Erasmus) at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany)
September 2009 – June 2012
Bachelor in European Cultures (history track) at the University of Luxembourg
Activities & Projects
2023
Vocational Training Programme “Cultural Mediation”
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and Luxembourg Ministry of Culture
Lecturer
2022
6th World Conference of the International Federation for Public History, Berlin
Coordination of the panel “Public History and the Political Uses of the Past”
2022
Vocational Training Programme “Cultural Mediation”
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and Luxembourg Ministry of Culture
Lecturer
2021
Feelance Historian
LouvignyMedia (production company)
Conducting pre-interviews for a documentary
2021
Le Noir du Blanc au Luxembourg (Report of the project A fleur de peau)
Centre de Documentation sur les Migrations Humaines – Dudelange (Luxembourg)
Copy editing
2017-2020
Trinational Doctoral School “Docteuropa”
Sorbonne Université, Universität des Saarlandes, University of Luxembourg
2017-2020
Let’s Talk About History
University of Luxembourg
Member of the organising committee, webpage administrator
2018
Online platform www.kulturgeschicht.lu
Luxembourg Ministry of Education
Contribution with a chapter on cultural policy
2017-2018
Cultural Development Plan for Luxembourg
Luxembourg Ministry of Culture
Member of the editorial board
2015-2016
Radio Luxembourg: The Virtual Exhibition
Research Seminar – Master in European Contemporary History, University of Luxembourg
2014-2015
Project @RealtimeWWI
University of Luxembourg
Memberships
Since 2020
Mieterschutz Lëtzebuerg / Association de défense des locataires
Co-founder, Treasurer
Since 2018
International Federation for Public History
Member