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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 space.

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  Solving the Shoebox Syndrome: “Digital” Oral History Content Management

  This workshop centred on digital methods for working with oral history and provided a survey of emerging practices for better discoverability within and across oral history collections. It facilitated sharing of approaches for oral history work at multiple stages, for collections published for posterity and for ongoing research projects.

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  Lecture and workshop with Dr Randy Widdis on border studies

  Randy Widdis, Professor Emeritus of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Regina in Canada, was invited to the C²DH in February 2020 for a “Hands-on History” lecture followed by a two-day workshop.

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  Study day on population movements in borderlands throughout Europe in the early years after the Second World War

  On 13 May 2020, the C²DH hosted a first Webex study day for MA students on the “Displacement, resettlement, verification and nationalization after the Second World War” course taught by Professor Machteld Venken and Professor Denis Scuto.

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  Repairing radios: A hands-on approach to the history of technology

  Earlier this year the REPAIR team invited fellow historians and friends to their first hands-on workshop: Repairing old radios and sensing history.

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  Tales of Crime and Murder. Court cases in the archival collection of the National Archives in Luxembourg

  The documents from the Luxembourgish justice authorities, especially from the "cour d'assise", tell stories about blood and thunder, murder and thieves, but also reveal stories about people, their personal histories, and their struggles in everyday life.

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  Empowering History: On the Role of Historians in Today’s Society

  Why is history important? Why does society need history and historians? Read Fabio Spirinelli's personal answer as a historian and citizen.

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  Traces and memories in the making of a pandemic (3) – #covidmemory

  Today, April 10, C²DH researchers launched the digital memory bank covidmemory.lu. The platform #covidmemory offers people living or working in Luxembourg the opportunity to share their personal experiences with one another and to archive them for future generations.

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  History of justice – An insight into the work with court files in the National Archives of Luxembourg

  Student assistant Nikolay Chevtchenko shares his experience in working for the C²DH's 'History of Justice in Luxembourg' project.

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  Learning by Walking: Discovering Esch and its Industrial Surroundings

  On 12 November, the REMIX team visited the town of Esch-sur-Alzette and the surrounding industrial sites. The visit was organised and guided by Denis Scuto, the C²DH Vice-Director and a true Escher at heart. In addition to its exploratory purposes, the full-day tour proved to be an excellent bonding experience for the REMIX team.

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