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Just in time for next week's #DHd2026, our new publication "From Global to Local", a reflection on the state of #digitalHumanities in German-speaking countries, its pasts, currents and possible futures.

https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5722

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Fancy having a look through the books and other titles? Come and say hello at the #MelusinaPress stand at the #DHd2026 conference in Vienna next week - got our preparations sorted...

@DHdKonferenz@fedihum.org

Ab jetzt eröffnet, der Melusina Stand auf der #DHd2026, gleich neben dem Cafébereich des kleinen Festsaals, mit der Möglichkeit in den letzten beiden DH Publikationen zu blättern, unser Onlineportal zu durchstöbern, oder sich über das Melusina-TEI zu informieren.

Ab jetzt eröffnet, der Melusina Stand auf der #DHd2026, gleich neben dem Cafébereich des kleinen Festsaals, mit der Möglichkeit in den letzten beiden DH Publikationen zu blättern, unser Onlineportal zu durchstöbern, oder sich über das Melusina-TEI zu informieren.

Melusina is delighted to announce the co-organized #OpenDivideLecture Series! Explore critical reflections about #OpenAccess with global experts online, every month for one year. Register now: https://opendivide.hypotheses.org/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics #AcademicPublishing
#Conferences

Celebrating 10 years of WG #DigitalPublishing @DHd@fedihum.org, we’re excited to share the anthology "Reputation without #Paywall" [ger]. It explores scholarly reputation in the #OpenAccess era. Check out the contributions (published incrementally): https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5838

📚 We are thrilled to share the publication of "Libre Cours"! This volume offers a snapshot of #didactic and #pedagogical challenges in #French teaching at the secondary level in #Luxembourg .This work builds on the "Libre cours" seminar held in 2017, fostering comparative discussions among educators. Dive into the insights here: https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5579 #LuxembourgStudies #EducationResearch

Don’t miss the 12th #OpenDivide lecture: “Who owns #ScholarlyPublishing?” by Vincent Larivière, UNESCO Chair in #OpenScience, on Mar 25, 2026, 5 PM CET. The talk revisits empirical data on corporate control, contrasts #OpenAccess & closed venues, and discusses journal prestige across countries & disciplines. It highlights the need for collective infra in publishing & research eval. Register: https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r07d49ead410ff1201a541e0990a41ac3

Join us on Feb 25, 17:00 CET for the 10th lecture in the #OpenDivide series, held by Kevin Elliott on “The Promise and Perils of #Transparency and #OpenScience.”,
Register: https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r9a762ba7cf870f0de2a2ead23d7a0d43
#OpenAccess #Ethics

The 2025 presentations of “Open Divide – Critical Studies on #OpenAccess” are now fully available online! Dive into 8 talks offering critical perspectives on #ScholarlyPublishing, #OpenScience, and the evolving landscape of academic communication. Watch & share: https://av.tib.eu/series/1941 More info on speakers & topics: https://opendivide.hypotheses.org/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics #AcademicPublishing #OpenDivide

#CfP for the 1st volume of our new multilingual journal 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴. The journal enquires cultural, linguistic, ethnological, artistic, historical, & geographical aspects of the #Moselle region, encompassing parts of #Luxembourg, #France, and #Germany, & thereby substantiating the trans-national notion of the #GrandRegion. Proposal: 3000 char. / submission: 25.000 char. / deadline: Jan. 31st 2026

Just out: Changing Lusospheres—examines #migration, #diaspora & #Lusophone connections linking #Europe, #Brazil & #Africa. Highlights #Luxembourg as a key periphery in global mobilities. Eds: Boesen, Arenz, Cancela, Vieira Jr. Full vol: https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5708 #MigrationStudies #LusophoneStudies

Dive into our new multimedia publication "#Identity in Transit," accompanying the interdisciplinary #theatre project "Remix Place," developed as part of #Esch2022 by N. Bloch & M. Dobrowlanska. The publication features the full trilingual script, photos by D. Schalliol, a video recording, and two critical reflections: https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5760

Explore how #recommenderSystems shape the #public in deliberative #democracies. This recently published whitepaper by Melusina offers a solid foundation for policymakers navigating digital transformation. Read more: https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5982-euom #DigitalEthics

Excited to announce the publication of "Auslandsstudium an der Schwelle zum Erwachsenenwerden" by Emilia Kmiotek-Meier! This insightful study delves into #studentMobility among #Luxembourg youth, examining their motivations and experiences while studying abroad. It highlights the complex roles of parents and peers in shaping these journeys. Explore the findings here: https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5517
#HigherEducation and #YouthStudies

In our new publication, Arman Nasri, former foreign student in the #Ukraine, tells the story of his time in Kiev, after the start of the #war, and his escape to #Luxembourg; a powerful first-person testimony to our recent European history, worth reading at: https://doi.org/10.26298/1981-5678