Topic: War studies

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    C²DH goes global… Participation of A. Fickers in the conference “The Most Documented War: Ethics and Practice of International Collaborations” in Lviv

    From 6 to 8 June 2024 in Lviv (Ukraine), Andreas Fickers participated in a conference about collecting and archiving materials about the Russian-Ukrainian war.

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    Mariupol. A Hundred Nights – A Story Not Yet Forgotten

    Thoughts about the animation film "Mariupol. A Hundred Nights" by Sofiia Melnyk and Andrii Palatnyi portraying a young girl who loses her family and home in Mariupol following the Russian invasion in 2022.

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    Forced labor at GDR prison – animated in award-winning “Kaputt” animation

    How does one visualize the tragic past of the Hoheneck imprisoned forced laborers, a reality that remained unseen for years? Three German directors, Volker Schlecht, Max Mönch, and Alexander Lahl, took on this daunting task by conducting extensive oral history research and transforming their findings into the award-winning animation “Kaputt.”

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    Conference report to “Ukrainian Studies Across the Borders”

    The conference organized by the U-CORE project took place at the University of Luxembourg, 26-27 March 2024 and hosted UNDIPUS-scholars from three German universities, four disciplines and five projects.

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    The National WWII Museums Collections – Finding Luxembourg

    Conducting research at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans with a specific focus on the role of Luxembourg during World War II.

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    Visiting the National WWII Museum and diving into Military History

    A report by Nina Janz.

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    How is order enforced during war and occupation? A conference on local administration during the first and second World Wars

    Wartime regimes are more than simple top-down structures of terror and coercion between the occupier and the occupied or between the warring state and its population. Existing administrations, networks and functional elites took on complex roles, often adapting to local circumstances. Administrative authorities and personnel were constantly interacting with the population regarding everyday affairs. Studying…

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