Public History and Arts is an interview series, conducted by Dr. Myriam Dalal (Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg) and Nada El Shabrawy (Ph.D. candidate at the University of Connecticut). With their backgrounds in arts, public history and literature, Dalal and El Shabrawy, discuss how arts and history can communicate and work together.
This series is supported by the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) and the Public History and Outreach research group.
Interviews:
Patrice R. Green
Curator for African American and African Diasporic Collections at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, April 2025
Cassandra Marsillo
Cassandra is a public historian, artist, and writer, based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), telling and listening to stories about immigration, identity, collective memory, food, and folklore, particularly in relation to the Italian-Canadian experience and traditions from my family’s region, Molise. More about her on her website.
Bu Nasser
Bu Nasser is a Lebanese writer and rapper whose work amplifies the voices of a silenced and marginalized society. Since his start in 2009 he has become a leading voice in revolutionary music, with solo releases and collaborations that fuel protest and resistance. He has performed widely, from major shows in Lebanon to sold-out concerts across Turkey and Europe, including the 2024 Safari Euro Tour. His 2025 album Limbo blends raw lyricism with regional and international sounds, capturing both present turmoil and historical trauma.
Also a writer, Bu Nasser has independently published two acclaimed novels, Al-Harayek (2016) and Al Qushnood (2018), both showcased internationally.
