Teacher fellows

Luke Bacigalupo

I studied history for my undergraduate degree, but I then I moved away from it for some time. I completed a Master’s degree in South-Eastern European Studies and then went on to work for international organisations in the former Yugoslavia, including the EU and the UN Development Program. I also wrote articles and worked in the field of risk analysis, which involved investigating conflicts in countries all around the world.

I found myself pulled back towards history as I realised that lying at the core of many political struggles are opposing historical narratives. I was able to explore this through a study of the national museums of Kosovo and Serbia, a topic on which I published several opinion pieces.

Very often both sides in a conflict will claim that their cause is right based on a particular view of history, while being unaware of the other side’s historical perspective. I believe that Parallel Histories’ unique approach can help to address this by exposing people to at least two different interpretations of the same events, thereby encouraging them to think more critically about their own preconceptions about history.

I’m a native English speaker, with decent Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin and basic Welsh.

Luke Bacigalupo

I studied history for my undergraduate degree, but I then I moved away from it for some time. I completed a Master’s degree in South-Eastern European Studies and then went on to work for international organisations in the former Yugoslavia, including the EU and the UN Development Program. I also wrote articles and worked in the field of risk analysis, which involved investigating conflicts in countries all around the world.

I found myself pulled back towards history as I realised that lying at the core of many political struggles are opposing historical narratives. I was able to explore this through a study of the national museums of Kosovo and Serbia, a topic on which I published several opinion pieces.

Very often both sides in a conflict will claim that their cause is right based on a particular view of history, while being unaware of the other side’s historical perspective. I believe that Parallel Histories’ unique approach can help to address this by exposing people to at least two different interpretations of the same events, thereby encouraging them to think more critically about their own preconceptions about history.

I’m a native English speaker, with decent Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin and basic Welsh.