Organisation: Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH)

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    Statement on Ukraine

    The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) condemns in strongest terms the armed aggression against free and sovereign Ukraine by the Russian Federation in violation of international law.

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    The Minett Stories Rallye

    A new treasure hunt takes you on a journey through the former ironworks of Belval. Discover secret locations, solve riddles and maybe win a prize.

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    Recordings of the symposium ‘Participation and Public Interpretations: How to Navigate Multiple Historical Narratives in Museums?’

    During this international online symposium, scholars, museum and archives professionals, heritage and other public history practitioners discussed if and how multiple and sometimes conflicting historical narratives can coexist in museums.

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    The European archival landscape – A Conference on access and prevention strategies in archives and the impact on historical research

    An international conference on “Strategies of Blockade. Access to Archive Records in France and Germany in an International Perspective” took place in January 2022 in Paris. Researchers from the C²DH presented the current archive situation in Luxembourg and its impact on research in contemporary history.

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    CfP: The impact of war experiences in Europe

    CfP: The impact of war experiences in Europe – The conscription of non-German men and women into the Wehrmacht and Reichsarbeitsdienst (1938-1945).

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    Workshop report: Zwangssoldaten, Malgré-Nous, Zwangsrekrutéiert? – Terms, Numbers and Statistics

    Report of the WARLUX workshop from 14 October 2021.

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    Workshop Report: Histories of Maintenance

    The international workshop “Histories of Maintenance and Repair” brought together philosophers, anthropologists and historians of technology to discuss the implications of our repair studies.

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    LUX:PLORATIONS VOL 2 is out with a contribution from the C²DH

    LUX:PLORATIONS is one of the activities promoted by DESCOM (Doctoral Education in Science Communication), an educational project in science communication that aims at supporting interactions between academia and the public. A first volume had been released in Autumn 2020.

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    Personal stories of Luxembourgish conscripts

    Together with students, the WARLUX team researches the personal side of the history of Luxembourgers, born between 1920 and 1927, who were enrolled into German services during the Second World War. To uncover the individual experiences of these men, women and families, the team of WARLUX collects ego documents and personal interviews of this generation.…

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    Burtgrey & Richerolles. The Case of an Entangled Media History

    From comic to radio and back. The process of research as a media crossover experience.

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