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

How were consumer electronics advertised in Germany, France, and Luxembourg in the 1960s? Matthias Höfer's research shows how ads for radios, TVs, record players, and cassette recorders linked these new technologies to everyday experiences to drive their growing popularity www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/arti...

What 1960s consumer electronics advertising reveals about Luxembourg and its neighbours

As part of the PopKult60 project, Matthias Höfer, a doctoral researcher with a background in media and communication history, is exploring how companies popularised and advertised consumer electronics...

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New chapter added to the Minett Stories online exhibition: “Brothers in Exile” – a gripping graphic novel about three Italian brothers whose lives intertwined with the Minett region and global migration histories. Explore the story 👉 minett-stories.lu/en/story/bro... #migrationhistory #storytelling

Minett Stories

Discover the history and identity of the Minett, the industrial region in southern Luxembourg, in our virtual exhibition Minett Stories.

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🎡 The Schueberfouer is back! Beyond rides & lights, one sound stood out in the 1960s: the voices of the Recommandeurs (barkers). Research by our own Véronique Faber (@c2dh.uni.lu) + Dr. Vanessa Toulmin from @sheffielduni.bsky.social dives into this art of showmanship. #Schueberfouer #Luxembourg

Echoes of the Schueberfouer: Voices from the Fairground

Exploring the theatrical and multilingual art of fairground “Recommandeurs” in the sensory chaos of the Schueberfouer during the 1960s.

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#IndustrialHistory in Action! We followed the traces of Belval Blast Furnace C to China Both countries deal with similar challenges when it comes to reusing old industrial sites. What should be preserved? How can these places be made meaningful again? www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/arti...

Industrial History in Action

Report of a research trip to China to follow the traces of Blast Furnace C, originally part of Luxembourg’s steel industry in Belval.

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