A Blog about History, Culture and Society
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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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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My research sometimes leads me onto unexpected paths. My travel to Koblenz counts without doubt among them.
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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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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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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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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 […]
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