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 […]
The ASSLH’s 18th Biennial Conference: (Re)Sources: Historical Inquiry and Labour History Archives, will be held at the Research School of Social Sciences Building (Building #146, Ellery Crescent), ANU, Canberra, on 23-25 November 2023. The ASSLH (ACT) invites historians, activists and professionals in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector to present papers on sources and […]
The work of the Perth Branch of The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History has been acknowledged by the History Council of Western Australia. Read about their award here.
In 2022, Labour History, the journal of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History celebrated its 60th anniversary. During the year, six seminars were held to showcase the work being produced in the journal and to discuss the past, present, and future of studies in labour history. The seminars were held online and recordings […]
In April 2022, the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History launched its new biannual magazine, Radical Currents, Labour Histories. The magazine brings together the latest research on labour history, book reviews, news and articles from across Australia. You can read the first issue online here.
The winners of Labour History’s five prizes for 2021 were announced at our 17th Biennial Conference in April. Congratulations go to Phoebe Kelloway, Daniel Hannington-Pinto, Katherine Keirs, William Burns, and Naina Manjrekar. CONTINUE READING …
We mourn the death of our friend and president, Stuart Macintyre. In the days since Stuart’s death there has been an avalanche of tributes and we reprint three of these below. Written by Brian Aarons, Tim Rowse, and Janet McCalman, they speak to the enormous influence of Stuart’s work and to his character and his […]
A 1995 special issue of Labour History revisited in 2020. With work from Indigenous scholars and activists. Read an interview with Ann McGrath, Kay Saunders, and Jackie Huggins, the editors of the original issue, as they explain why it remains so relevant today and why now was the right time to bring it back in to focus, […]