Organisation: Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH)
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News
CfP: Multiple Temporalities in Research on War-, Violence-, and Crisis-Affected Societies
Learn moreCall for Papers for an international workshop to be held from 2 to 4 February 2026 in Warsaw, organised in partnership with the C²DH.
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Rotating Perspectives: A Year of Digital History at the C²DH
Learn moreThe C²DH’s Annual Report 2024 is now online, a showcase presenting a year characterised by pioneering research and creative outreach, all made possible by a committed, passionate and collaborative team.
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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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Events
Playgrounds of the Past: Regionality & Adaptation in Game Cultures
Learn moreThis History@Play lecture by Victor Navarro-Remesal and Beatriz Pérez explores how regional perspectives shape the history, aesthetics, and narratives of video games, with a focus on Europe and Japan.
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Online Talk: Aligning Public History Narratives with Community Archiving Practices in Shubra (Egypt) and Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg)
Learn moreIn this talk, prof. Thomas Cauvin and Dr. Myriam Dalal present the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), its public history and outreach (PHO) research group, and the work that has been produced within the project Public History as a New Citizen Science of the Past (PHACS) managed by its principal investigator Cauvin…
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Articles
The Schengen agreements and the establishment of a borderless European area
Learn moreForty years ago, five Member States of the European Community concluded the Schengen Agreement, paving the way for European citizenship and leading to a single area of security and justice.
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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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