Mother Jones marching in Colorado. c.1910. Midwest MS Kerr, Bx.5, Fl.#79.
This seminar provides a forum for works in progress that explore the history of working class people, communities, and culture; class and state policy; unions and popular political movements; and other related topics. We are particularly interested in works that deal with gender, sexuality, race, migration, and the social history of work. Our focus has been on U.S. history, but we welcome papers on North America generally, and on transnational aspects of labor history.
In 2021-2022, some sessions will meet virtually via Zoom and others will meet in person at the Newberry. Be sure to take note of the meeting location. All participants must register in advance.
The seminar’s co-sponsors are the history departments of DePaul University, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Karla Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture at the University of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, and the Labor and Working-Class History Association. Co-coordinators are Peter Cole, Western Illinois University; Colleen Doody, DePaul University; Liesl Orenic, Dominican University; and Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, Loyola University Chicago.
The Call for Proposals for the 2021-2022 Labor History Seminar is now closed. Please check back in March 2022 for more information.
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