IAMHIST One-Day Symposium

The International Association for Media and History and the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History cordially invite you to attend a free symposium exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, creative media, and historical perspectives.

Join emerging scholars, media professionals, and leaders in the field for an engaging day of presentations and discussions on how AI is reshaping heritage practices, media production, distribution strategies, and audience reception.

This symposium brings together innovative voices addressing critical questions in media and history in the age of artificial intelligence—from historical representation in audiovisual media to emerging practices in digital cultural production.

Programme

The day features presentations from scholars and professionals working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, media production, and historical practice. Presentations cover a broad range of research in media and history, with particular emphasis on AI applications in heritage, creative industries, and cultural distribution.

09.30

Registration
10.00

Introduction by Ciara Chambers and Alessandra Luciano, IAMHIST
10.10

Welcome: AI Flagship: Intelligent Heritage

by Andreas Fickers, C²DH/University of Luxembourg
10.20

Presentation: AI Flagship: Intelligent Heritage

by Alessandra Luciano
10.40

Sproochmaschinn: Making the Past and Future of Luxembourgish Heritage Accessible Through Voice Technology

by Daniel Wagener
11.10

AI for Access at the National Library of Luxembourg

by Yves Maurer
11.40

AI-Driven Analysis of Misinformation in Historical Disaster Reporting

by Sarah Oberbichler
12.10

Lunch
13.10

Audiences and manipulated images: some examples from early cinemaby

by Veronica Johnson
13.40

Questions of Trust and Ethical Challenges When Using Generative AI in History Documentaries

by Jasmin Karmanchi
14.00

Approaches to Applied Learning in Film Studies Programs: Opportunities and risks of AI in the Pre-production Phase

by Tobias Hochscherf
14.30

On The Shoulders of Giants: AI and Appropriation Within Screenwriting Practice

by Will Howe
14.50

Coffee break
15.10

StoryDreamer: How AI is Shaping the Stories We Tell

by Niall Kerr & Luke McNiece
15.40

NEW LANDS: Using AI to Bring Forgotten Stories of WWI Egyptian Workers to Life”

by Eslam El Shamy
16.10

Cultural Adaptation as Creative Practice: Production Insights from 1001 Nights and 30 Birds

by Yekta Kalantar Hormozi
16.30

Closing
16.45

Group photo
17.00

Book launch & Wine Reception

Mhairi Brennan’s: Archiving the Referendum: BBC Scotland’s Television Archive and the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum, Palgrave Macmillan, Jan 2026