Cegesoma Newsletter
Welcome to CEGESOMA/State Archives of Belgium
CEGESOMA, Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Society, is the Belgian centre of excellence for the history of 20th century conflicts. It carries out research, organises public events and holds document collections. It is since 1 January 2016 the fourth Operational Directory of the State Archives. It is a platform for academic and public activities in Belgium and abroad, in particular with regard to the two World Wars.
Issue 4 of the JBH (2018) now available The fourth issue of the Journal of Belgian History contains four articles and a contribution to the debate section. Read more... |
JBH : New content digitally accessible The articles and sections (debate, book reviews, PhD's) of 2017 are now fully accessible online on : www.journalbelgianhistory.be. Read more... |
Which sense should we give to commemorations?
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2019 : A festive year at the CegeSoma! Fifty years ago, in 1969 , an enthusiastic team of six young researchers came together to initiate pioneering work on the history of the Second World War … The Centre for Research and historical Studies on the Second World War (CREHSGM), the predecessor to the CegeSoma, was born!Also in 1969, the first edition of the Journal of Belgian History appeared, which is published by CegeSoma/the State Archives since 2011. Seventy years ago, in the evening of September 3, 1944, Brussels was liberated by British troops accompanied by Belgians of the Brigade Piron. Read more... |
Second Public History Encounter At CegeSoma, 20 March 2019 (12:30 – 14:00) |
EHRI-fellowship on European Waffen-SS veterans
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"Wallonia liberated", "Brussels, liberated city": photos wanted !
As for previous editions, these works rely heavily on photographs. Which representation of the events is given through this medium? What do we learn from it? How to use it? Is it possible to write the history of cities at war by relying heavily on photographs? Read more... |
Important noticeNew EHRI-fellow at CegeSoma Dr. Steffen Werther (Södertörn University Sweden) will work from 4-15 February as EHRI-fellow at CegeSoma. More information on Steffen Werther can be found here. |
In 2019, we will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the la liberation of Belgium as well as the 50th anniversary of CegeSoma. This is the perfect occasion for our institution to reflect on the relationship between 'history' and 'commemoration' or public memories. 
An interview with Steffen Werther (Institute of Contemporary History - Södertörn University / Sweden), EHRI-fellow in CegeSoma from 4 – 15 February 2019. 
In view of the 75 anniversary of the Liberation and the end of the Second World War, two works will be published in the series "Villes en guerre" of Renaissance du Livre. 
