Organisation: Department of Humanities

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    HERA – Public space and cultural integration / Discussion: Mobilities, migrants and minorities in dialogueNew event

    This webinar includes an ‘in conversation’ panel with Dr Yasminah Beebeejaun, Professor Peter Hopkins and Professor Avril Maddrell; a quickfire round of ‘research insights through images’ and 3 short presentations from the three participating HERA projects. This will be followed by an open discussion exploring the theme of mobilities, minorities and public space.

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    Virtual Workshop: At work in the library: intellectual and material practices of historians in the 20th century

    In 2020, the Centre for Digital and Contemporary History, the Institut d’Histoire of the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Learning Centre started a research project on work and working methods of Gilbert Trausch (1931-2018), a major Luxembourgish historian. The international workshop will allow to exchange our ideas situated at the crossroad of historiography and…

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    How to design a truly sustainable food system in the context of climate change?

    On Thursday, 15th October 2020, Dr. Rachel Reckinger from the Institute for History will raise the question: “How to design a truly sustainable food system in the context of climate change?”  at the TEDxUniversityofLuxembourg 2020.Only a holistic focus on food systems and their sovereignty struggles leads to truly sustainable food transitions for communities in a…

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    75 years end of WWII – 75 years of transatlantic partnership in freedom and peace (Live online debate)

    These issues are discussed in the series “remembrance cultures under discussion” by Dr. Sonja Kmec, Associate Professor at the University of Luxembourg, Institute for HistoryJohn Wessels, Chief Operating Officer, American Battle Monuments Commission, ParisDr. Heinrich Kreft, Historian and former German Ambassador to Luxembourg, Andrássy Universität BudapestBrigadier General (rtd.) Dirk Backen, Director Service and Cooperation at…

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    La représentation des dieux, les prêtres et les cultes dans la Rome antique

    Since September 2019, John Scheid, an international renowned ancient historian, is guest professor at the Institute for History.Professor Scheid is a leading expert in the field of ancient religion, institutions and society of ancient Rome and archaeology of religion. For 15 years, he was professor at the prestigious Collège de France. Here, he was also…

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    Colloque dans le cadre de Luxdynast : Naturalisation and Legitimation of Power (1300-1800)

    Naturalisation and Legitimation of Power (1300-1800)An Attempt at a Comparative History (Part 1)WithÉloïse ADDE Marina BEZZI Wim BLOCKMANSValeria CALDARELLA-ALLAIREJonathan DUMONT Fanny GIRAUDIERNicole HOCHNER Julien LE MAUFF Christiane RAYNAUD Gabriel REDON Erwan SOMMERERMaaike VAN DER LUGTThursday 28th November 2019 – Maison du Savoir, Salle 4.50012.30    Welcome Coffee13.15    Welcome SpeechCatherine LEGLU, vice-rectrice aux affaires académiques (Luxembourg, LU)13.30-14.00  …

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    Doctoral Defence: The Materiality and Spatiality of Graves and Grave Markers in the Border Region Between Luxembourg and Germany

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    Mapping urban history in the digital age

    This interdisciplinary workshop will explore the impact of the digital turn on Urban history. A group of local and International researchers, museum professionals and entrepreneurs will present a variety of projects and discuss how digital technologies can be used to display, reconstruct, and explore the city and its layers.The sessions will investigate the complexities of…

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    Lunch Debate “Sustainable food practices”

    Michel Grevis is the executive manager of the Centre SNJ Hollenfels – education for sustainable development (ESD). He is the co-author of ‘ESD for children and young persons’ and the soon to be released ‘Shape the future’ (an instrument to plan, realize and evaluate ESD-projects). He will show and make the audience taste how corporate…

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