Contemporary History – Fabio Spirinelli

EU Cultural Policy: A Historical Overview

Posted on May 27, 2023 By Fabio

Some weeks ago, I had the pleasure to give a guest lecture to students in a class organized by my colleague Dr Joëlla van Donkersgoed. […]

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On the political uses of the past in Luxembourg

Posted on December 19, 2022 By Fabio

In August 2022, I had the pleasure to participate in the conference of the International Federation for Public History at the Freie Universität in Berlin. […]

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On the International Public History Conference in Berlin in August 2022

Posted on September 7, 2022 By Fabio

Initially planned to be held in Berlin in 2020, the conference of the International Federation for Public History (IFPH) could only be organised in 2022. […]

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On nation branding in Luxembourg

Posted on November 4, 2021 By Fabio

Over the past years, I have argued that Luxembourg’s cultural policy has transitioned from nation-building in the 19th and 20th centuries to nation branding in […]

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Linear History: Experimenting with Timeline Tools

Posted on October 20, 2020 By Fabio

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

Posted on June 24, 2020 By Fabio

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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