Contemporary History of Luxembourg; History of industrial south Luxembourg/Lorraine; Bruce Springsteen's lyrics
Abstract :
[en] Introduction to a historical and literary project, where C2DH historian Denis Scuto invites writers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, etc. to be inspired by Bruce Springsteen's songs to write texts about the industrial iron ore basin in the South of Luxembourg and French Lorraine called “Minett”, about yesterday, today or tomorrow, in French, German, Luxembourgish or English. Stories, poems, biographies telling stories, fictional, 'inspired by real facts' or real, stories of those in the Luxembourg and Lorraine mining basin “struggling to do everything right” (Brilliant Disguise). Texts will be published every Friday in 2022 by newspaper Tageblatt and assembled afterwards in a book published by capybarabooks.
Research center :
- Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary History of Luxembourg (LHI)
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
SCUTO, Denis ; University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary History of Luxembourg
Language :
German
Title :
This Hard Minett Land. Texte über das "Bassin minier", inspiriert von Bruce Springsteens Songs
Alternative titles :
[en] This Hard Minett Land. Texts about the "Bassin minier", inspired by Bruce Springsteen's songs