Labour History Conference

Sydney, 30 June-2 July 2005

From: Greg Patmore

Major Labour History Conference

The Past is Before Us: Seeking the sources of social and political transformation in the struggles of past generations.

Registration
The Ninth National Labour History Conference
Thursday 30 June - Saturday 2 July 2005, 9 am to 5 pm

Holme Building, University of Sydney, Australia. One day registrations available.

The Past is Before Us acknowledges labour history as a critical dialogue between the past and the present, seeking the sources of future social and political transformation in the struggles of past generations. This dialogue is a critical exchange, requiring a rigorous analysis of the past and the historian's practice, and the theme invites reconsideration of the theory and methodologies of labour history.

The conference has over 80 papers and events. Papers will be presented by scholars from seven countries. Major speakers include Verity Burgmann, Meredith Burgmann, Greg Kealey, Linda Kealey, Stuart Macintyre, Ray Markey, Lucy Taksa and Marcel van der Linden. Topics cover a wide range of issues including arbitration, native peoples, racism, gender, trade union history, employer strategies towards labour and cooperatives. There will also be first-rate documentaries, musical events, banner displays.

To register go to
www.econ.usyd.edu.au/blhg/conference2005
or email

for further inquiries.

Sponsors include: Australian Society for the Study of Labour History; Brisbane Labour History Association; Business and Labour History Group, University of Sydney; NSW Nurses Association; Search Foundation; School of Business, University of Sydney; Sydney Branch, Australian Society For the Study of Labour History; Unions NSW.