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Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
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As an interdisciplinary research centre of the University of Luxembourg, the C²DH is committed to high-quality research and public dissemination in the field of contemporary history with a particular focus on digital methods and tools. @uni.lu #c2dh
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Our virtual exhibition about GILBERT TRAUSCH won the Jury Prize Digital Design at the Luxembourg Design Awards 2025 😀🏆
Congratulations to the designers from Bunker Palace and our researchers 👏
Visit the exhibition: trausch.uni.lu
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Happening TODAY: the first HISTORY FESTIVAL in #Belval!
Games, activities, projects fairs and film screenings on the programme 📜🎞️
Whether you're a history nerd or just curious, we'd love to see you here 🤝
More info: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
October 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Join us today at 11.30 am on-site or online for a History@Play lecture with Marc Bonner, University of Applied Sciences in Kaiserslautern
Link and info: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
#storytelling #publichistory
October 6, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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We are preparing to bring history to life with HISTOFEST, the first history festival in #Belval! A vibrant mix of activities, stories, and surprises is waiting for you on 15 October.
Full programme 👉 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
#publichistory #histofest #historyfestival #Esch
September 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Rejoignez-nous le 1er octobre pour un Forum Z consacré à la médiatisation des inégalités sociales et économique au #Luxembourg.
Organisé en partenariat avec @csllux.bsky.social
Plus d'infos: www.uni.lu/c2dh-fr/even...
#ForumZLU #PublicHistory
September 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Open call for PhD candidates, Post-Docs and Senior Researchers
We offer 3 fellowships for visiting researchers in 2026
Seize the opportunity and apply before 15.10.2025
www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
July 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Félicitations à Alinéor Gandanger, récompensée par une bourse Gerda Henkel, pour ses travaux sur la Grande Guerre.
Lire la suite: www.uni.lu/c2dh-fr/news...
#ww1 #GrandeGuerre #storytelling
July 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Opening of the 'Confronting Decline (CONDE) – Challenges of #Deindustrialization in European Societies since the 1970s' conference in Luxembourg
Welcome address by Andreas Fickers (C²DH) and Andreas Wirsching @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social
Programme: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
June 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Share your story about the #FamilyofMan photo exhibition! 📣

#EdwardSteichen #photography @cnalux.bsky.social

➡️ www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
May 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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C²PhD PODCAST 🎙️
Camilla Portesani launched the Participatory #PublicHistory Lab at the House of #EuropeanHistory. She shares her reflections on the project, the skills she had to developed, and the juggling act of doing hands-on work while writing a #PhD #thesis
➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4GLt...
May 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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#8May 1945: end of #ww2 for Europe
How did Luxembourgers experience the War period and how did they enter the post-war period?
Our online exhibition ww2.lu sheds light on this chapter of #Luxembourg history
More info: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
May 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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NEW SCHEDULE 🕐 2-5 PM 📅 9 May
🇪🇺 Day at the Schuman House in Clausen
Enjoy an afternoon full of discoveries and encounters in this unique historic place #EuropeDay #Luxembourg #RobertSchuman #EuropeanHistory #opendoors #VilleDeLuxembourg @uni.lu
Open Day at the Schuman House in Luxembourg
May 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Save the date!
🇪🇺 Day at the Schuman House in Clausen
📅 9 May 🕐 1-5 PM
Enjoy an afternoon full of discoveries and encounters in this unique historic place
#EuropeDay #Luxembourg #RobertSchuman #EuropeanHistory #opendoors #VilleDeLuxembourg
Open Day at the Schuman House in Clausen
April 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Rejoignez-nous le 23 avril pour ce Forum Z dédié aux projets initiés par @uni.lu pour préserver l’héritage de Gilbert Trausch, figure emblématique de l’historiographie luxembourgeoise

Infos: www.uni.lu/c2dh-fr/even...

#ForumZLU #PublicHistory #Luxembourg
April 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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What happens when science goes off the rails, and how do digital games bring this to life?

Arno Görgen explores how systems theory can help us understand the portrayal of “Mad Science” in video games.

➡️ www.uni.lu/c2d.../event...
#VideoGames #PublicHistory @pachuki.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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On 1 March, Valérie Schafer stepped into the role of Deputy Director at the C²DH, succeeding Denis Scuto. With an impressive academic background, Schafer is a strong advocate for diversity, inclusion in academia, and promoting a healthy work-life balance.
🔗 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
March 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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C²PhD PODCAST 🎙️
Zoé Konsbruck is working on the history of #deindustrialisation. Tune in as she shares her insights on diversifying and shaping the #PhD journey into your own, acquiring new skills and experiences, and what ice cream has to do with all of this.
➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/6035...
March 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Men's prisoner camps near Lycée Bel-Val
March 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Women's prisoner camps near the Raemerich roundabout
March 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Today, the University of Luxembourg and the Ville de Dudelange officially created the 'History and Migrations' Chair, in collaboration with the C²DH and the CDMH ✍️🤝
#migrations #Dudelange #history @uni.lu
More info ➡️ www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
March 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Today, Bart G. Moens (University of Antwerp) discusses the vibrant yet elusive world of nineteenth-century fairgrounds as hubs of cultural exchange, blending entertainment, science, technology 🎠

📆 26.02 🕑 2 pm 📍 online
Info & link 👉 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...

#fairgroundhistory #funfair #history
February 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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On 23 February 1944, 25 Luxembourg resistance fighters were summarily executed in the woods near the Hinzert camp.
Learn more in our digital exhibition ww2.lu : Discovering, understanding and remembering the Second World War in Luxembourg.
#Hinzert #Resistance #ww2 #ww2Lux #Luxembourg
February 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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What does the C²DH's Public History and Outreach (PHO) Research Group stand for? What defines its work across projects and disciplines? Its ACTIVE principles summarize the ways in which it practices and reflects upon #Publichistory
💡 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/rese...
February 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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We are looking forward to hosting the 2025 SHOT Annual Meeting from 9 to 11 October here at @uni.lu under the theme ‘Technologies of Migration – Migrating Technologies’. The #CfP is out now
➡️ www.historyoftechnology.org/annual-meeti...
@shothisttech.bsky.social #historyofTechnology #migration
February 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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The First Digital Love Letters 🌹

In 1952, a computer generated love letters via an algorithm. This experiment was a groundbreaking moment in digital creativity, laying the groundwork for today’s AI-generated content.
#ValentinesDay #DigitalLove #AIHistory #LoveLetters

💻 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
February 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM