Le patrimoine comme vecteur des identités
Le patrimoine est un sujet fortement discuté ces derniers temps, que ce soit aux Etats-Unis en raison des controverses éclatées autour de monuments commémorant la […]
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The birth of something new…
Over the past months and years, friends and colleagues have asked me: “Fabio, why don’t you create your own blog?”. And now I have.
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Museums as places of shared authority and public debate
Debates on the role of museums and their place in society are not new. Though museums have become more visitor-oriented over the past decades, a […]
Continue reading »Video games as a real object of study: Some lessons from the Gamescom Congress 2017
Can video games be a serious research topic or are they only entertainment products? At the Gamescom Congress in Cologne, a series of talks and […]
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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 […]
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Digital history between critical thinking and charismatic ideology
Digital history provides new opportunities, but the use of digital tools should not blind historians to the existing challenges. An uncritical belief in the power […]
Continue reading »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 […]
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The long shadow of the Second World War: An overview of the debates of the last ForumZ
On 25 March, the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) organised another successful ForumZ, this time on the Second World War and research […]
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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 […]
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Tinkering with black boxes and the need for a critical mindset
From 20 to 24 February, a winter school on “Skills in digital humanities” was organised at the University of Luxembourg, where the participants were introduced […]
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