Europast
Europast
Podcast Description
In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe's most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past.EUROPAST is an EU-funded network focused on producing valuable research on public history and building capacities in academic institutions (Grant Agreement No. 101079466). EUROPAST brings together four international academic partners: Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam (Germany), the Centre for European Studies at Lund University (Sweden), and the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (Luxembourg).
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The podcast focuses on themes such as public memory, participatory history, and the ethical implications of historical representation, with episodes exploring topics like the power of participation in documenting Ukraine's struggles, and the complexities of curating exhibitions around sensitive historical narratives.
In the EUROPAST Podcast, we explore Europe’s most pressing challenges of public history. We investigate the complex and contested spaces of public memory, memory activism and best practices for engaging the public in a dialogue about the past.
EUROPAST is an EU-funded network focused on producing valuable research on public history and building capacities in academic institutions (Grant Agreement No. 101079466). EUROPAST brings together four international academic partners: Vilnius University (Lithuania), the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam (Germany), the Centre for European Studies at Lund University (Sweden), and the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (Luxembourg).
Guest: Prof. Thomas Cauvin
Hosts: Prof. Violeta Davoliūtė, Rūta Vyšniauskaitė, Giorgio Ruggeri
What happens when historians step outside the archive and into the world? In this EUROPAST episode, Professor Thomas Cauvin invites us into the evolving world of public history—a way of doing history that is participatory, collaborative, and rooted in the present. We talk about the challenges of teaching public history and the powerful potential of working beyond institutional walls.
Thomas Cauvin is a Professor of Public History at the University of Luxembourg and Head of the Public History and Outreach Research Area at the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), as well as one of the leading voices in public history.
In this episode we do not offer easy answers but tackle crucial questions: Can public history exist in non-democratic contexts? What are the limits of participation? And how can historians meaningfully respond to today’s crises without pretending to solve them? If you care about how history lives in public life, this is a conversation you do not want to miss!
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The podcast series is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union under the WIDERA programme (EUROPAST project, Grant Agreement No. 101079466).
More: www.europast.vu.lt
Music: Istok Zapad, Whiteheads. ℗ Croatia Records, 2021.
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