On the political uses of the past in Luxembourg
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
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. […]
Continue reading »On nation branding in Luxembourg
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
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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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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading »Research notes #1 (January-February 2018)
Overall, the last weeks were busy weeks for me, but also rich in experiences and lessons. I would like to look back at two of […]
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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