Fabio Spirinelli – Page 2 – A Blog about History, Culture and Society

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

Posted on April 25, 2020 By Fabio

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

Posted on January 5, 2020 By Fabio

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 […]

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

Posted on August 9, 2019 By Fabio

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

Posted on May 18, 2019 By Fabio

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

Posted on November 25, 2018 By Fabio

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

Posted on July 17, 2018 By Fabio

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

Posted on June 8, 2018 By Fabio

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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