Europast

Ep. 10: Who Owns the Past? Public History Without Illusions


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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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