The editors of Labour History invite contributions that reflect the expansion in the archives, both digitized and physical, and the methods we use to craft histories of labour. Over its 60 years Labour History has reflected the shifting agendas of historical research. More recently globalization and the mass digitization of historical sources has provided new […]
Union history has long been a staple of our field. Articles in this issue include studies of specific unions and also explore larger questions of unionism’s history. These start with Bradon Ellem’s engagement with the question of union decline, a subject other scholars have investigated. Ellem’s approach is to challenge the general claims which see […]
The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History is saddened by the loss of Lyndall Ryan, one of Australia’s most influential and admired historians. Her major contribution was in Aboriginal history, with an early study of Indigenous Tasmanians, for which she found herself and her work at the centre of the History culture wars […]
Labour History and the “Coolie Question” A special issue of Labour History, no. 113 (November 2017) edited by Diane Kirkby and Sophie Loy-Wilson Launch hosted by Julia Martínez When: 6–7.00pm (EST), Friday, 8 December 2017Where: Faculty of Law Boardroom, level 5, Building 5B, UTS, Haymarket NSW 2000. Go to the Faculty of Law entrance on Quay […]