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    The story of the Echternach procession

    Every Whit Tuesday, almost 10,000 people join the dancing procession in Echternach, a tradition listed as Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A Uni.lu historian and a geographer decipher its origins and evolution.

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    The Octave, a pilgrimage like no other

    The Octave pilgrimage takes up residence in Luxembourg City until 5 May and celebrates its four centuries of existence. Professor in Early Modern History Monique Weis sheds some light on this tradition.

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    Buergbrennen: When winter goes up in smoke

    The Buergbrennen will be held throughout Luxembourg on the weekend of 17 and 18 February. Sonja Kmec, a history professor at the University of Luxembourg, has studied this centuries-old tradition and how it has evolved over the years. Hot off the press!

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    Previous events 2023

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    Like, share, care: history and digital social networks

    Twenty years ago, a student network called The Facebook went online on Harvard campus. Digital historians at the C²DH, take stock of social media history.

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    Of loneliness: how research uncovers facts and legends

    „Who feels lonely, dies early“, an old German saying tells. There is truth behind the old insight: A large meta-analysis including 70 studies around the world concluded that people who feel lonely have a 26% higher risk of dying earlier than expected.

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    Citizens’ assemblies: a tool for inclusive politics

    The University of Luxembourg has studied the impact and quality of a first-of-its-kind democratic experiment in Luxembourg: the launch of two citizens’ assemblies dedicated to climate policy.

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    Inaugural Lecture Prof. Karolina Barglowski (25.09.23)

    In her inaugural lecture, titled “Rethinking Integration in Migration Scholarship,” Prof. Karolina Barglowski explores the evolution of migration studies and its connection to integration. Analyzing shifts in the field, she addresses integration’s limitations – stigma, oversimplification, and neglect of power dynamics – and proposes a reimagining rather than dismissal. Embracing a reconfigured integration concept, she…

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