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Google Maps as a tool for researchers? The example of the debates on the national museum in Luxembourg
Learn moreSome time ago, I was wondering whether I could use Google Maps as a tool for my research on the history of the National History and Art Museum in Luxembourg, to adopt a distant reading approach, with the aim to gain new insights. I did it and, in the following blog post, I look back…
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A microhistorical approach to the Holocaust
Learn moreFrom 24 to 26 January 2018, the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) hosted several historians and other researchers for an international conference on some of the lesser-known aspects of the Holocaust.
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Visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley: an inspiring experience
Learn moreIn this blogpost Dr Spero Paravantis, researcher at the C²DH, shares his personal experience as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley where he spent the last six months working at the Institute of European Studies (IES).
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A personal report of the European Culture Forum 2017
Learn moreThe European Culture Forum 2017 took place in Milan from 7 to 8 December. It was also the official kick-off event of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. In the following blogpost, I would like to summarize and discuss the debates related to culture and cultural heritage that took place during the event and…
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Museums as places of shared authority and public debate
Learn moreDebates 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 lot of potential remains unused. In this blogpost, I would like to discuss how museums can be places of "shared authority" and public debate.
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Survey on DH collaborations
Learn moreA distinguishing feature of DH is the collaboration between humanists and computational researchers. As part of my PhD research on digital history practices, I therefore am conducting an online survey to investigate the practices of collaboration. If you are part of a DH collaboration, I would like to kindly ask you to participate in the…
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Recording of the conference ‘Shaping the Europe of the Future’
Learn moreRecording of the conference with guest speaker Jean-Claude Juncker held on 13 October 2017 at the University of Luxembourg.
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Belgium World War II. New online access to information about the Occupation 1940-1944
Learn moreOn 27 September 2017, a new website was launched by CegeSoma (the Belgian Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society): Belgium World WarII. A virtual platform on Belgium and its population during WWII.
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The “European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018” and its implementation: from social cohesion to nation-branding
Learn more2018 will be the European Year of Cultural Heritage, as proclaimed by the European Union. The kick-off event for Luxembourg took place on 29 September.
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Digital Media and Technology in the classroom and beyond
Learn moreDigital Media and Technology has transformed how we teach, learn and present. In a transferable skills training of the doctoral school here at university, Robert Reuter introduced us to new media and tools that can enhance teaching and learning. Based on the eight learning events defined by Leclercq and Poumay at the university of Liège,…