International Public History online seminar. For students – By students.
Organised by the students of the Master in Digital and Public History (MADiPH) at the University of Luxembourg, this online seminar will showcase a diverse range of presentations from a panel of International students (BA, MA, PHD) and practitioners from all over the world including; Qatar, India, Brazil, Kenya, USA, UK, Austria, Luxembourg, and Italy.
We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker Chao Tayiana Maina – a Kenyan historian and digital heritage specialist who operates at the dynamic intersection of digital humanities and public education. In this keynote entitled The Lion’s Tools: Laying the Groundwork for Transformative Public History, she explores the critical role of public history as a space for intervention, disruption, and transformation. She examines how historical authority can be redistributed through resourcing, providing not only access to archives and artifacts, but also skills, platforms, mentorship, and support systems that empower individuals and communities to shape their own narratives
The past is subject to multiple historical interpretations. Perhaps more than ever, the current context offers many examples of contested – and sometimes conflicting – views and interpretations of the past. How does public history deal with controversies, handle contested and conflicting topics?
We welcome you to join us online on Thursday 19 June to learn, engage and/or contribute to this current debate.
Seminar programme
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09.30
Opening Introduction by: Monyck DE SÁ SANTOS, MADiPH
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09.40
Panel 1: Interpretations and Representations of the Past
- Lorenzo Maida (Italy): Looking at Italian Colonialism Today Is Like Driving While Constantly Staring in the Rearview Mirror”: Material and Visual Legacies of Italian Colonialism in the Museums and Archives of the Savoy Family
- Kirill Veprikov (Luxembourg): From Satire to Sentiment: The Evolving Image of the Russian Provincial Town
- Sylvie Dusime (Qatar): Ikinamico: A Sonic Archive of Language, Performance, and Memory
- Anna Lombardi (Italy): From Silence to Visibility: The Representation of Italian Female Partisans on Social Media
- Daria Chuprasova (Austria): Attack of the Dead Men: Historical Myth or Historical Truth?
Moderator: Nouha BEN SALEM, MADiPH
Discussant: Zhuojia CHEN, MADiPH
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11.30
Break
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12.00
Keynote Lecture
- Chao Tayiana Maina (Kenya): ‘The Lion’s Tools: Laying the Groundwork for Transformative Public History.
Keynote Presenter: Magnus Hugo CHAN KWOK CHEONG, MADiPH
Keynote Discussant: Snejana GRANATKINA, MADiPH
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14.00
Panel 2: Memory, Politics and National Narratives
- Kelvina Malaj (UK): Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ‘Commemorative Arena’: Exploring the Politics of Memory within the Post-War Memorial Landscape
- Chiara Necioni (Italy): Srebrenica Genocide between Denial and Remembrance
- Surabhi Baijal (India): Disappearing into Silence: The Shompen of Nicobar and the Vanishing Ethics of Memory
- Mariam Karim (Qatar): Anti-Colonial Feminist Media from the 20th Century: The Nasawiyyah Digital Archive
Moderator: Elvira ABDUSSALYAMOVA, MADiPH
Discussant: Marie Alisée MATHEVET, MADiPH
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16.00
Panel 3: Practicing Public History and the Role of Public Historians
- Benjamin Hayden Harris (UK): The Changing Face of Belfast: An Oral History of Immigration to the City after the Signing of the Good Friday Agreement
- Marianna Tavares (Brazil): Tactics of Resistance: Teaching, Military Dictatorship and the Collective Construction of the History of Education in Brazil
- Jenna Ulizio and Everett Padro (USA): Presenting Violent and Underrepresented Histories for All Ages
- Nay Achkar (USA): Public Historians’ Role in Navigating Controversial Narratives
- Avery Foligno (UK): Fallen Monuments: The Battle between the Removal and Preservation of Heritage
Moderator: Friso Valentijn Nicolaas WASSENAAR. MADiPH
Discussant: Caroline Ann O’RIORDAN, MADiPH
Organisers
Students of the Master of Digital and Public History (MADiPH) Programme 2024 /25.