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The Global South’s Small Emissions: An Overlooked Climate Solution
Global North as a role model for the South? Not when it comes to emissions and climate protection. Nils from Germany went to Cameroon and felt some narratives turning upside down.
Are you Really Lucky?
Sewing and knitting are among Sofie's passions. When getting to know Myroslav and Bodil, she decided to turn their shared fate of suffering under war into sweaters out of wool.
Tales From a Tattered 20th Century Transcript
A transcript of Luke's great-grandfather’s military pension application reveals a lot about Ireland's struggle for independence.
The Power of Participation
The Czech tricolore is more than just flag material. When Sabina from Czechia found a historical badge and some keys in white, red and blue in a drawer at home, she realised the impact these colors carry.
My Great-Grandfather’s Journal – Remembrance and Heritage
Growing up in northeastern France, a region shaped by significant upheaval related to the French-German tensions, Naela became aware of the importance of reconciliation and remembrance
Tracking Down the Invisible Man
Hidden like a ghost: Henrich Bruning, a 19th-century weaver from a small German town, has a story that represents the invisibility of countless ordinary people.
The Fortune-Teller
For María from Spain, an old Minolta camera bag holds more than just photographic equipment; it carries stories, memories, and a touch of destiny.
Becoming one With History: Vikings at Work
Reenactment as Disneyfication? For Jakob and Johan from Denmark, dressing up like a viking, telling stories and guiding guests through Trelleborg's Viking Museum. is a job and: a passion.
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 Portugal and Spain, between family's pasts and official remembrance, between the now and then.
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 just to immerse yourself in the local cultural heritage, as author Decho from Bulgaria found out.
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 Campus authors Marlene and Yannis asked young Germans what they think about national symbols.
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.
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 deals coming along with it. At the same time, other migrant routes receive less attention: In the city of Trieste in Eastern Italy, thousands of migrants arrive via the Balkan route each yea...
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.