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Young Voices Blog

Young authors from all over Europe regularly publish blog posts about current events, discuss the relevance of historical anniversaries and share their personal approaches to issues related to history and identity in Europe. You can navigate the EUSTORY History Campus Blog by choosing a category or scrolling through the entire blog.

 

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The History Campus Blog features a variety of topics, articles and formats. Check out the articles on personal artefacts, experiences and thoughts of young Europeans in the Memory Suitcase, learn about their views on current political events and debates in European countries in #callEurope, see them @work at one of the various seminars and projects, find out how historical events effect people on the personal level in Where were you when, explore the thoughts and intercultural learnings of young Europeans travelling abroad in The Image of the Other and follow the discussion on the means of Heritage & Identity for Europes present and future. You can find all the categories and all the posts of the History Campus Blog in the Archive.

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The 25 de Abril Bridge in Lisbon, a red metallic hanging bridge that crosses over the Tagus River

A Dictator Under the Bed: Portugal, Spain and the Ghost of Autocrats

As a country having lived through a dictatorship, you carry your burden - and in the best case your learnings, too. Pedro from Spain draws connections between P...

A hall full of people dancing beneath a green, shimmering ceiling

Modern Meets Tradition: Vienna’s Iconic Balls

It’s fancy, it’s party, it’s gloomy – a Viennese ball has it all. Ball culture in Austria’s capital is unique to the city and an elegant way to celebrate or jus...

Football fans waving the German flag

Football, Flags & Feeling German

Germany's relationship with patriotism? Complicated. During football tournaments, it has become a tradition to fight over the German flag. Our EUSTORY History C...

A map of Europe filled with stereotyped attributes for each country.

The Geography of Stereotypes

What truths lie behind national stereotypes, and why are they so persistent? Marlene from Germany puts them to the test - with the help of young Europeans.

Mawa and her favorite students at the volunteering association.

The Value of Volunteering: My Teaching Experience With Balkan Route Migrants

Migration flows towards Italy make headlines in European newspapers, depicting the struggles for survival on the Mediterranean sea and discussing the political ...

Magnets Belgrade

Alien Conspiracies, Football and Kosovo – Serbia’s Youth Caught In-Between

In Serbia, Nationalism inspires the youth. Petar from Belgrade analyses what Putin Magnets and war songs have to do with Serbia's past and present.

Lari, Leva, Krones and Euros: Young Perspectives on Europe’s Currencies

Cashless payments and cryptocurrencies are gaining ground. Which role do physical banknotes still play for Europe's youth?

Two women standing near the Vltava river, smiling.

Voices from the Vltava: Dialogues to Remember

In Autumn 2023, the EUSTORY Next Generation Summit took place under the motto "Dialogues to Remember". In the heart of the Czech Republic’s capital, the journal...