Ever wanted to explore contemporary and digital history in new and exciting ways? "Innovating and sharing history" is the C²DH podcast that introduces you into playful experimentation with cutting-edge digital methods and tools for studying, interpretating, narrating and publishing contemporary history. In each episode, historians, data scientists, web developers and students will introduce you into the challenges of contemporary, public offering fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to sharing the past.
The C²DH, the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg, is at the forefront of designing and operating a global open-science platform for history in the digital age.
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Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH)
Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds - Episode 5 - Hertz of War
In fifth episode of the podcast Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story, Friso & Marie, students from the Master in Digital and Public History of the University of Luxembourg, explore the lesser known history of Radio Luxembourg during times of conflict, how the station was controlled and used for propaganda and information. Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story is a student podcast series developed in connection with the Master in Digital a...
In the episode "Jingle sells", Elvira & Snejana, students from the Master in Digital and Public History of the University of Luxembourg, delve into how the station shaped musical tastes and how its iconic ads had a lasting impact on listeners. Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story is a student podcast series developed in connection with the Master in Digital and Public History programme at the University of Luxembourg. It explores the power of radio, DJ culture, sedu...
In this episode of the podcast Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story, Caroline & Zhuojia, students from the Master in Digital and Public History, explore the people who made up Radio Luxembourg’s audience and what kept them tuning in. Find out more about the station’s winning formula and how it managed to keep so close to its audience over the decades. Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story is a student podcast series developed in connection with...
10 Mar 2026
Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds - Episode 2 - A Radio Born Powerful
Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story is a student podcast series developed in connection with the Master in Digital and Public History programme at the University of Luxembourg. It explores the power of radio, DJ culture, seductive advertising, global audiences, and the thin line between information and propaganda. In this episode, hosted by Nouha & Monyck, they tell the story of one of the most “inconvenient” radio stations in media history. Radio Luxembourg ...
3 Mar 2026
Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds - Episode 1 - DJ Culture
DJ Culture Hosted by: Magnus & Nicole In this episode, we zoom in on the voices behind your parents’ or your grandparents’ teenage rebellion: the DJs of Radio Luxembourg. Selling Happiness, Shaping Minds – A Radio Luxembourg Story is a student podcast series developed in connection with the Master in Digital and Public History programme at the University of Luxembourg. It explores the power of radio, DJ culture, seductive advertising, global audiences, and the thin line between informatio...
12 Aug 2025
Barking: Telling the tale at the fairground
In this fifteen-minute conversation, host Véronique Faber speaks with Dr. Vanessa Toulmin, Professor at the University of Sheffield and founder of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, to explore the tradition of “barking” or “telling the tale” at the fairground. Coming from a show people family herself, Dr. Toulmin shares both historical insights and personal memories of this vocal performance used to attract visitors. She discusses how the practice has evolved through shifts in techno...
7 May 2025
75 ans Déclaration Robert Schuman
Le 9 mai, aujourd’hui "Journée de l’Europe", rappelle les débuts de l’Europe communautaire. Lorsque Robert Schuman, à l’époque ministre français des Affaires étrangères, propose le 9 mai 1950 la mise en commun de la production du charbon et de l’acier sous une haute autorité supranational, le projet n’est pas acquis d’office. La genèse de la déclaration Schuman est racontée à travers les hommes de l’entourage de Schuman et de leurs actions. Ce podcast met en lumière les derniers jours, voire ...
7 May 2025
C²PHD: Camilla Portesani – On participatory public history, working with museums, and writing a thesis along the way
Camilla Portesani – On participatory public history, working with museums, and writing a thesis along the way In our fourth episode, we are joined by Camilla Portesani, a doctoral candidate working on the PHACS Project (Public History as the new Citizen Science of the Past) since 2021. As part of her PhD, Camilla launched the Participatory Public History Lab, a pilot project developed in collaboration with the House of European History in Brussels. Her work has meant working across departmen...
26 Feb 2025
C²PhD: Zoé Konsbruck on Choices, Networking and Crafting a Unique PhD Journey
C²PhD - the podcast series that looks at ('sees to') the doctoral researchers among the members of C²DH and explores the stories, ambitions, and ideas that have shaped and continue to shape their thesis journey at C²DH. Through short ten- to fifteen-minute conversations, you get a short glimpse of what doing a PhD at our research centre looks like In our third episode, we are joined by Zoé Konsbruck, a doctoral candidate working on the history of deindustrialisation in Luxembourg. Havin...
15 Jan 2025
C²PhD: Nicolas Arendt on 'Between comradery and a refuge on the Danube: Navigating Luxembourg and Vienna'
Nicolas Arendt, a C²DH doctoral candidate, explores the complexities of navigating PhD research between Luxembourg and Vienna, shedding light on the unique challenges and opportunities of cotutelle agreements.
12 Nov 2024
C²PhD: Marianna Tavares on Teaching, Researchers' Identites, and Luxembourg’s Buses
C²PhD - the podcast series that looks at ('sees to') the doctoral researchers among the members of C²DH and explores the stories, ambitions, and ideas that have shaped and continue to shape their thesis journey at C²DH. Through short ten- to fifteen-minute conversations, you get a short glimpse of what doing a PhD at our research centre looks like. For this very first episode, public historian and visiting researcher Marianna Tavares talks about the experiences she made her ten-month st...
8 Apr 2024
Confronting Decline in Luxembourg's Steel Industry - CONDE
Since the 1970s, deindustrialisation has fundamentally changed Western societies. Interestingly, Luxembourg has confronted the decline of its steel industry in a particular way. The CONDE project seeks to explore deindustrialisation in a systematic historical perspective and place it in wider political, economic, social and cultural contexts. The project is led by the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich. C²DH is one of nine collaborating institutions.
C²DH historians Stefan Krebs, Zoé Konsbruck and Nicolas Arendt, spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about deindustrialisation in Luxembourg, its comparison to processes in Eastern Germany and how Luxembourgish deindustrialisation was presented as a success story.
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DePOT podcast: https://deindustrialization.org/podcast/?lang=fr (https://deindustrialization.org/podcast/?lang=fr)
C²DH website: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/ (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/)https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/projects/confronting-decline-challenges-deindustrialisation-western-societies-1970s (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/projects/confronting-decline-challenges-deindustrialisation-western-societies-1970s)
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu (https://wwwen.uni.lu/)
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/ (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2092026/%20https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/)
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13 Mar 2024
WARLUX - Soldiers and their communities in WWII
Since March 2020, the Warlux project at C²DH has been delving into the experiences and narratives of Luxembourg's 'forced recruits' and their families during the Second World War. The aim is to break with the traditional historiography surrounding the 'forced recruits' and to critically examine established narratives within the country's overarching historical discourse. Rather than treating these young men as a homogeneous group, the project explores the personal experiences of the soldiers, as well as the fates of their families during the war, utilizing a wide range of (new) sources and innovative digital methods.
C²DH historians Nina Janz and Sarah Maya Vercruysse, spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the
producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about their main findings, the difficulties they faced, and the digital tools they employed.
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Warlux: https://warlux.uni.lu/home?language=en (https://warlux.uni.lu/home?language=en)
C²DH website: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/ (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/)
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu (https://wwwen.uni.lu)
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/ ( https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/)
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4 May 2023
"Minett Stories" virtual exhibition
The Minett Stories virtual exhibition explores the history and identity of the Minett, the industrial region in southern Luxembourg, in 21 stories. For a century (approx. 1870-1970) the Minett was shaped by iron ore mining and the iron and steel industry. Rapid economic and population growth, urbanisation and labour migration had a major impact on the history of the region, which has also been shaped by economic crises, environmental pollution and precarious housing and living conditions.
C²DH historians Viktoria Boretska and Stefan Krebs and anthropologist Irene Portas Vázquez spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about the making of the stories and the challenges of fictionalising history.
This podcast was recorded in connection with the 2022 Annual Report of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), a University of Luxembourg research centre.
The exhibition is part of the Remixing Industrial Pasts in the Digital Age (“Remix”) project, in connection with the European Capital of Culture Esch2022.
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Minett Stories - Remixing Industrial Pasts in the Digital Age: https://minett-stories.lu
C²DH website: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/
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1 May 2023
Analysing Web archives
For the C²DH, 2022 was a particularly fruitful and intense year for our ongoing research on Web archives: two year-long projects came to an end, one in partnership with the DataLab of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, entitled Buzz-F, and another with the Canadian Archives Unleashed team, AWAC2, which looked at Web archives related to the COVID-19 crisis. In autumn 2022, the final conference of the WARCnet project (2020-2023) was also held in Aarhus, Denmark. Finally, the HIVI project (A history of online virality) pursued its activities for the second consecutive year.
C²DH historian Valérie Schafer and Niels Brügger, a Professor in Media Studies and Head of the Centre for Internet Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark, spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about the challenges of digging into Web archives and online virality.
This podcast was recorded in connection with the 2022 Annual Report of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), a University of Luxembourg research centre.
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Twitter challenge
C²DH: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu/
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/
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26 Apr 2023
Jewish studies
In all humanities disciplines, scholars find themselves confronted with the rapidly increasing availability of digital resources, new technologies to interrogate and analyse them, and the question of how to engage with these developments. The field of Jewish studies is no exception. The C²DH aims to use the potential of digital technology to foster research in Jewish studies. Various projects have been carried out in recent years, including the launch of the websites #DHJewish and the Luxembourg Memorial of the Shoah, the publication of the book "Jewish Studies in the Digital Age" and a study on the spoliation of Jewish property.
C²DH historians Blandine Landau and Gerben Zaagsma spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about their projects and the impact of digital technologies on Jewish studies.
This podcast was recorded in connection with the 2022 Annual Report of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), a University of Luxembourg research centre.
Want to find out more?
Luxembourg Memorial of the Shoah: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/data/memorial-shoah-luxembourg
Digital portal "#DHJewish - Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities": https://dhjewish.org
C²DH website: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/
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24 Apr 2023
"A Colônia Luxemburguesa" transmedia documentary
One hundred years ago, the Luxembourg-based steel giant ARBED – today ArcelorMittal – inaugurated its Brazilian subsidiary in the State of Minas Gerais. Hundreds of Luxembourgish migrants settled in João Monlevade to work at the plant, bringing their social and cultural mores with them. An innovative transmedia documentary traces the history of the city and its inhabitants as well as the links forged between Brazil and Luxembourg.
C²DH historian Dominique Santana and film producer Bernard Michaux (Samsa Films) spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about their experiences of the “A Colônia Luxemburguesa” project, from the initial idea to the inauguration of the transmedia documentary.
This podcast was recorded in connection with the 2022 Annual Report of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), a University of Luxembourg research centre.
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A Colônia Luxemburguesa documentary : https://colonia.lu (https://colonia.lu)
[L]AÇO: des liens de fer entre le Brésil et le Luxembourg: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/events/laco-des-liens-de-fer-entre-le-bresil-et-le-luxembourg (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/events/laco-des-liens-de-fer-entre-le-bresil-et-le-luxembourg)
A Colônia Luxemburguesa – Let’s co-create our shared history!: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/thinkering/colonia-luxemburguesa-lets-co-create-our-shared-history (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/thinkering/colonia-luxemburguesa-lets-co-create-our-shared-history)
C²DH: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/ (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/)
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu (https://wwwen.uni.lu)
Samsa Films: https://www.samsa.lu (https://www.samsa.lu)
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com (https://scilux.buzzsprout.com)
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20 Apr 2023
"HistorESCH", making history more collaborative
History shapes towns and cities and the people who live in them. Esch-sur-Alzette has an extremely rich, sometimes forgotten history, one that is reflected in its buildings and heritage and above all in the lived experiences of its residents. Thomas Cauvin, head of the “Public History and Outreach” research area, and Joëlla van Donkersgoed, a post-doctoral researcher at the C²DH, spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about the challenges of the “HistorEsch” public history project.
This podcast was recorded in connection with the 2022 Annual Report of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), a University of Luxembourg research centre.
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HistorESCH: https://historesch.lu (https://historesch.lu)
FL'ESCH Back: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fleschback/?locale=fr_FR (https://www.facebook.com/groups/fleschback/?locale=fr_FR)
C²DH: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/ (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/)
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu (https://wwwfr.uni.lu)
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/ (https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/)
Thanks for listening! Follow us on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/c2dh-university-of-luxembourg/) and on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/c2dh_lu) or find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/c2dh.lu).
19 Apr 2023
Doing experimental media archaeology
The DEMA (“Doing Experimental Media Archaeology”) project studies the potential of hands-on experimentation as a means of better understanding and experiencing the materiality and use practices of old media technologies.
Musician Aleksander Kolkowski, media historian Tim van der Heijden and C²DH Director Andreas Fickers spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about their experiences and their thoughts on experimental media archaeology as a practical and sensorial approach to media historiography.
This podcast was recorded in connection with the 2022 Annual Report of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), a University of Luxembourg research centre.
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DEMA website: https://dema.uni.lu (https://dema.uni.lu)
C²DH: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/ (https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/)
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu (https://wwwfr.uni.lu)
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/ (https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/)
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