
Linear History: Experimenting with Timeline Tools
Timelines are a popular way to present historical events and periods – and not a recent one. In 1769, the British scholar Joseph Priestley published […]
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Timelines are a popular way to present historical events and periods – and not a recent one. In 1769, the British scholar Joseph Priestley published […]
Weiterlesen »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 […]
Weiterlesen »The present blog post is a personal one and engages my opinion as historian and as citizen. It is an attempt at dealing with the […]
Weiterlesen »In October, I traveled to Prague for a workshop on the history of science and the Second World War. For the second time during my […]
Weiterlesen »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 […]
Weiterlesen »My research sometimes leads me onto unexpected paths. My travel to Koblenz counts without doubt among them.
Weiterlesen »Historians like to write, and they write a lot. Throughout my studies in history, I was taught how to analyse sources and how to write […]
Weiterlesen »From 2 to 5 July 2018, I had the pleasure to participate in the Public History Summer School in Wroclaw (Poland). Not only was it […]
Weiterlesen »More and more cultural institutions create virtual tours that allow visitors to explore the collections at home instead of actually visiting the institutions. In this […]
Weiterlesen »Some time ago, I was wondering whether I could use Google Maps as a tool for my research on the history of the National History […]
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