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Arts & Humanities

World War II Museums and the Battle for Memory, 75 Years Later

In 2020, can we make a universal claim that the end of the Second World War in Europe was a liberation, a symbol of peace and freedom? A plea for multi-faceted approaches to remembering World War II.

Stephan Jaeger | 26.03.2020

Arts & Humanities

“I could imagine my ancestors smile” – Lonnie Bunch on the National Museum of African American History and Culture

The first African American Secretary of the Smithsonian and former director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture about the NMAAHC, museums and their role in creating inclusive national narratives.

Lonnie Bunch, Andreas Etges and David Dean | 24.02.2020

Arts & Humanities

Studying Digital Sports Games: An Interview with Martin Lüthe

Games studies is a growing academic field, but scholars are still hesitant to research digital sports games. Martin Lüthe thinks that has to change.

Martin Lüthe | 21.01.2020

Arts & Humanities

Linguistic archaeology and the granularity of language change: Interview with Prof. Gerd Carling

Why is lingustic archeology so fascinating? What is special about your forthcoming Atlas project? How do polygons and network diagrams help us understand how language works? We talked to Gerd Carling, the editor of “The Mouton Atlas of Languages and Cultures” about her fascination with languages, both modern and ancient.

The Editors | 18.03.2019

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