Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine
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Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
Luxembourg Centre for European Law
Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental SystemsOrganisation: Contemporary History of Luxembourg
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Articles
Historical Ties Between Luxembourg and the DR Congo
Learn moreAs part of the COLUX research project, Kevin Georgen traveled to Kinshasa (DR Congo) in 2024. The journey confronted him with the enduring legacies of colonialism and left him reflecting deeply on the role he occupied as a white or European historian working on the colonial past of Luxembourg.
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Research Projects Pages
The Art of Letter Writing in Luxembourg from the 1800s until 1950 (LUXSCRIBENS)
Learn moreLuxembourg’s multilingual background, including Luxembourgish, German, and French, has marked the country for a long period and proves particularly interesting in the context of letter writing. This project explores the evolution of letter writing in Luxembourg from the Napoleonic era to post-Second World War (1800s – 1950), focusing on the unique multilingual aspect of Luxembourgish.
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Core Research Projects
The Art of Letter Writing in Luxembourg from the 1800s until 1950 (LUXSCRIBENS)
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Events
Popular Modernism: Edward Steichen as Curator-Artist
Learn moreTalk by Shamoon Zamir, Professor of Literature and Art History, New York University Abu Dhabi, in the framework of the 70th Anniversary of “The Family of Man” exhibition and the FoMLEG Project.
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News
Contribute to ‘The Legacy of The Family of Man’ research project
Learn moreThe C²DH is gathering personal stories, memories, and experiences connected to The Family of Man exhibition.
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News
8 May 1945: the German surrender and Luxembourg
Learn moreThe C²DH created online exhibition Luxemb(o)urg during World War II shows how Luxembourgers had lived the War period and how they entered the post-war period.
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Exhibition about Luxembourgers in Romania on tour
Learn moreThe exhibition about the presence of Luxembourgers in Romania (1885-1950) will open in Everlange (LU) before moving on to Romania.
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Articles
What nightlife can tell us. Dancing as historical method
Learn moreA three-year study at the C²DH explored how realities as evanescent and unserious as dance parties have been documented in archives and can be reclaimed through an experimental methodology.