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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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 […]
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Empowering History: On the Role of Historians in Today’s Society
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 […]
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Crossing the Imaginary Curtain: My Experiences in Prague
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 »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 […]
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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.
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On creating a research poster for an academic conference
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 […]
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Climbing out of the ivory tower, jumping into society: some thoughts on public history
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 […]
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A museum at your fingertips? Some thoughts on 3D tours of museums
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 […]
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Google Maps as a tool for researchers? The example of the debates on the national museum in Luxembourg
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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