European Labour History Network - Turin 2015

The first Conference of the European Labour History Network (ELHN) will take place in Turin from 14-16 December 2015 at the University of Turin.

The conference will be organized by the Italian Society of Labour History (SISLav), in collaboration with the ISMEL partner Polo Novecento – Turin, the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam (IISH), the International Conference Labour and Social History (ITH) in Vienna (ITH) and the financial support of the Compagnia di San Paolo and the University of Turin.

Clara Zetkin und Stockholm 1917

This article is an offprint and previously published in the following Festschrift:
Háborúk, békék, terroristák : Székely Gábor 70 éves / főszerk. Majoros István ; (red.) Faragó Gábor [et al.] ; mfl. / Budapest, 2012

The following text addresses the conference that “never took place”, Stockholm conference 1917, and the correspondence between Clara Zetkin and others concerning the planning of a separate women’s conference.

CfA: Special Issue of "Global Food History" on Migrant Marketplaces

Over the last two decades historical food studies have developed to articulate food's central role in the culinary practices and identity constructions of migrant populations. While this body of research has tackled critical questions about the creation of individual and collective subjectivities through food, the racialization of migrants and their foodways, and ethnic food entrepreneurship, the large majority of this research has been done within nation-centered, and particularly U.S. dominated, frameworks.

Black History Month at People’s History Museum

2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the Race Relations Act, which was the first legislation in the UK to address racial discrimination. Our Living History performance No Bed of Roses explores the experiences of Gabrielle, who moves from St Kitts to Britain in the 1950s, and examines the racism of the time. Our Living History performances can be booked throughout the year by schools and community groups. To find out more contact our Learning Team on learning@phm.org.uk or 0161 838 9190.