Interdisciplinary Centre Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH)

Forum Z: A Public History series

Forum Z (Z for Zeitgeschichte, contemporary history) is a series of public events organised by the C²DH to share knowledge, raise awareness and foster dialogue among researchers and the general public. The events provide a space for presenting research findings and engaging in discussions related to Luxembourg and digital history. Interested citizens are invited to debate with experts about society-related topics, innovative digital approaches and new sources in contemporary history.

A look back on our past Forum Z events

  • Forum Z Gilbert Trausch

    Gilbert Trausch – A life dedicated to history (1931-2018)

    The projects initiated by the University of Luxembourg to preserve the legacy of this emblematic figure of Luxembourg historiography were presented during this Forum Z edition.

  • Forum Z Elargir l'histoire européenne

    Élargir l’histoire européenne

    Comment aborder, écrire, analyser et transmettre de nouvelles visions de l’histoire européenne?

  • Forum Z - Game time

    GAME TIME: Exploring History Through Play

    During this Forum Z we explored the intersection between history and play.

  • Forum Z - Fo’er an de Sixties: Vu Boxeren a Fritten

    Fo’er an de Sixties: Vu Boxeren a Fritten

    Op dësem Forum Z gouf driwwer diskutéieren wat et op der Schueberfouer an den 1960er ze gesinn an ze di gouf.

  • Forum Z Warlux

    Lokalgeschichte ganz nah: Persönliche Kriegserlebnisse in Schifflingen

    Die Auswirkungen der nationalsozialistischen Besatzung und der Zwangsrekrutierung auf das Leben der Einwohner*innen von Schifflingen.

  • Forum Z REPAIR

    Reparieren gestern und heute

    Auf diesem Forum Z erkunden wir anhand von drei Kurzvorträgen Reparaturpraktiken gestern und heute.

  • Das industrielle Kulturerbe: lokal, regional, international

    Das industrielle Kulturerbe: lokal, regional, international

    Podiumsdiskussion über den Erhalt, den Umbau und das Verschwinden von ehemaligen Industriestätten.

  • Forum Z DEMA

    Re-do, re-make, re-imagine

    Dive into the world of Experimental Media Archaeology and the power of object-based re-enactment on the historical imagination!

  • Forum Z Liewen am Minett

    Liewen am Minett revisited

    This ForumZ revisits the famous photo book “Liewen am Minett” that documented the Minett region in the late 1980s and sparked a debate about the region’s identity.

  • Forum Z Holocaust Memory

    What is remembered lives. Mémoire de la Shoah à l’ère digitale

    Conférences et ateliers interactifs sur la mémoire de la Shoah à l’ère digitale.

  • Forum Z Impresso

    Reading yesterday’s news in the digital age

    During this online event, we analyse the pratice of text mining 200 years of historical newspapers.

  • Forum Z Holocaust history and memory

    Holocaust History and Memory

    This Forum Z centres around three themes related to Holocaust history and memory – Holocaust history in the digital age, the Holocaust and Jewish life in Luxembourg, and combating anti-Semitism in contemporary Europe.

  • Forum Z From one wall to another

    From one wall to another… Connected histor(y/ies)

    To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, experts discussed the changing concept of ‘walls’ in history.

  • Women on the march

    Women on the march from 1919 to 2019 in Luxembourg

    It is a hundred years since women gained the right to vote in Luxembourg. How did things change for women over the eventful 20th century?

  • Forum Z Visualising history

    Visualising history

    A Forum Z on history paintings, 3D reconstructions, virtual worlds and time machines.

  • Forum Z Who's afraid of the digital?

    Who’s afraid of the digital?

    From walking around in a museum to surfing a virtual exhibition online? From using “old-fashioned” school books to learning with iPads?

  • Forum Z Lost memories of WW1

    Lost Memories of WW1

    How do we look back on the Great War today, a century after the events unfolded? What do we remember of that time? What memories are conserved by objects, places and commemorative practices? And what stories have been deliberately sidelined or simply lost?

  • Forum Z Social inequalities in Luxembourg

    Social inequalities in Luxembourg?

    This Forum Z looked at the concept of social inequality and how social status affects the realities of life in Luxembourg. Alongside a panel of experts, social education and pedagogy students developed unorthodox suggestions to tackle these issues and encourage thinking outside the box.

  • Forum Z Industrial heritage

    Industrial heritage

    This edition of Forum Z combined a public collection of photos, pictures and objects on industrial heritage with presentations by Luxembourg and international experts.

  • Forum Z Mai 68

    May 68 – myth vs reality

    What was the impact of “May 68” in Europe and on Luxembourg society in particular? The tensions between myth and reality were discussed during this Forum Z.

  • Forum Z A new narrative for Europe

    A new narrative for Europe: Quo Vadis?

    How can historians tell the story of European integration – the story of Europe – in the digital age?

  • Forum Z Glocal histories of finance

    Glocal histories of finance

    This Forum Z will focuses on the history of the financial sector in Luxembourg. Which stories should be told and which archives can be used?

  • Forum Z The future of storytelling

    The future of storytelling in history

    This event focused on the future of storytelling and explored how the emergence of the digital era affected the age-old art of telling tales.

  • Forum Z The long shadow of WW2

    The long shadow of the Second World War: Research prospects

    This second Forum Z analysed the history, memory and legacy of the Second World War, exploring issues related to the occupation, the resistance, collaboration and Jewish persecution.

  • Forum Z Archives in the digital age

    Archives for the Digital Age. Challenges and Opportunities

    This first ForumZ offered an opportunity to explore the interaction between archives and researchers and between archives and the public in the digital age.

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