This blog is produced by the Master in European Contemporary History of the University of Luxembourg. It has been created within the framework of our “Digital Humanities” class.
BROKEN LIVES: how to write historical biographies of 20th century people?
Welcome to the page of BROKEN LIVES, the research seminar of the Master in European Contemporary History for the years 2019-2021. The seminar aimed at showing, discussing and practicing the biographical method in history by studying the lives of people in conflictual times and their aftermath, which have characterised the 20th century. We have analysed…
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World War One goes Twitter
A battle in 140 signs. A whole peace negotiation put into two lines. History written in tweets. The interest in dates and facts of contemporary history is growing, going beyond academic circles. The Master students of European Contemporary History at the University of Luxembourg made it their business to go beyond – via social media.…
The Talking Dead: Investigating Funerary Cultures and Commemorations on Cemeteries and in the Press
Welcome to the page of the Talking Dead, the Research Seminar of the Master in European Contemporary History for the years 2017-2019. Below you will find information about: The Project The Cemetery Surveyor Tool Remembrance and Commemoration in Luxembourg and the Greater Region The Findings of the Research Seminar