Organisation: Contemporary History of Luxembourg

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    From Bremen to Esch: The International History of SUDenergie

    Research seminar with Philippe Blasen on the history of SUDenergie and, more generally, the gas industry in Luxembourg and neighbouring Lorraine, from 1899 onwards.

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    The Family of Man’s Lasting Legacy: Insights into Photography, Cold War Dynamics, and Heritage Preservation

    The C2DH, in collaboration with the CNA, is excited to announce a groundbreaking research project that will shed new light on the history of the iconic “Family of Man” photographic exhibition and its significance on the international stage during the Cold War. Additionally, the project will study how the exhibition was received in Luxembourg, revealing…

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    Ostarbeiters, Diplaced Persons and Repatriants. Transnational view on the Soviet forced laborers in Luxembourg during WWII

    Research seminar with Inna Ganschow

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    BEYOND WORK: sports, culture and arts within diverse societies in Europe across time

    34th AEMI (Association of European migration institutions) conference.

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    150 Years of Inspection du travail et des mines (Luxembourgish Inspectorate of Labour and Mines) (ITM)

    The project examines the history of the Luxembourgish Inspectorate of Labour and Mines (ITM) from the founding of the Administration des mines in 1869 to the organisation’s 150th anniversary in 2019. The research concentrates on the evolution of working conditions, occupational health and safety standards, and the incidence of workplace accidents in Luxembourg. A key…

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    150 Years of Inspection du travail et des mines (Luxembourgish Inspectorate of Labour and Mines) (ITM)

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    From Luxembourg to Chicago: How A Funfair Went Global

    Founded in 1340, the “Schueberfouer”, Luxembourg’s largest funfair, attracts every year visitors and goods from Luxembourg and aboard. Luxembourg emigrants in Chicago celebrate their own version of this fair as part of their heritage. Véronique Faber, doctoral researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), attended this year’s fair and explores the…

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    ON AIR – Border Temporalities

    n a podcast episode of the ON AIR series produced by the UniGR-Center for Border Studies, three C²DH researchers discuss the interdisciplinary approach adopted by the working group Border Temporalities

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    Data research, Analysis and Writing of a History of inequality in Luxembourg (CSL)

    The history of the ‘Chambre des salariés’.

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    Data research, Analysis and Writing of a History of inequality in Luxembourg (CSL)

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