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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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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