2008 Seminars and Symposia
Symposium and special thematic section of Labour History on
Anti-Union Employer Strategy: An Historical Analysis
Symposium
Monday 10 November 2008
Business and Labour History Group
University of Sydney
Guest Editors: Rae Cooper and Greg Patmore
Declining union membership raises the important issue of employer strategies aimed at reducing union presence in the workplace. Given the focus of Labour History editorial policy on examining 'union organising strategies' it is appropriate that we also analyse the 'union avoidance' and 'union- busting' activities of employers. This thematic section brings in researchers who are undertaking long-term studies of employer anti-union strategies from Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.
The symposium is organised by the Business and Labour History Group, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney and we acknowledge the financial support of the Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney. All enquiries regarding the symposium and the special thematic section of Labour History should be addressed to the thematic editors at either r.cooper@econ.usyd.edu.au or g.patmore@econ.usyd.edu.au
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SYMPOSIUM
Mirrored Histories: Consumption and Work in the Asia Pacific
| Date: | Friday 20 June |
| Time: | 10.am-3.15pm |
| Venue: | Economics and Business Building, H69, Room 214/215, The University of Sydney |
| RSVP: | Monday 16 June |
Programme:
| 10.00-10.15am | Welcome and Introduction |
| 10.15-11.15am | Session 1
Simon Mollan, York St John University, United Kingdom, From merchants to warehousing and retail: the case of S. Hoffnung and Co. Louis Ferleger and John D. Metz, Boston University, "Room for Improvement, but No Room for Progress": The Material Basis of the Economic and Social Transformation of Middle Georgia, 1880-1910. |
| 11.15-11.30am | Morning Tea |
| 11.30am- 1.00pm | Session 2
Amanda McLeod, The Australian Centre, The University of Melbourne, From merchants to warehousing and retail: the case of S. Hoffnung and Co. Nikola Balnave, The University of Western Sydney, and Greg Patmore, Work and Organisational Studies, The University of Sydney, Marketing Community and Democracy: Rural Rochdale Co-operatives in Australia. Leanne Cutcher, Work and Organisational Studies, The University of Sydney, The Civic-Minded Customer as Co-producer |
| 1.00-2.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.00-3.00pm | Session 3
Teresa Davis and Tanja Schneider, Marketing, The University of Sydney, Of Happy Vegemites, Nervous women: The Social Construction of Functional Foods and the consumer in the Australian Women's Weekly over half a century Sidharth Bhatia and Ulku Yuksel, Marketing, The University of Sydney, "Tracing the Journey: Understanding the moderating effect of pro-sumption on consumption patterns during the sequential homosexual self-identity formation phases |
| 3.00-3.15pm | Conclusion |
We wish to thank the Faculty of Economics and Business for their assistance in funding these activities.
SEMINAR
Backdoor Bankers: The Origins of Citigroup’s Australia Operations, 1916-1986
Harry Knowles, Greg Patmore and John Shields
Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies,
Faculty of Economics and Business,
The University of Sydney
| Date: | Tuesday 27 May |
| Time: | 12.00pm-1.30pm |
| Venue: | Economics and Business Building, H69, Room 214/215, The University of Sydney |
The Business and Labour History Group, The University of Sydney invites you to attend a seminar presented by
Robin Archer
London School of Economics and Political Science
on his forthcoming publication:
Why is There No Labor Party in the United States?
| Date: | Wednesday 23rd April 2008 |
| Time: | 12.00pm-1.30pm |
| Venue: | Merewether Building H04, Room 397 The University of Sydney |
The Business and Labour History Group, The University of Sydney invites you to attend two events presented by
Professor Joe Martin
Rotman School of Management
The University of Toronto
SEMINAR - Monday 10th March 2008
The Evolution of Capitalism in Canada and Australia in the 20th Century - lessons to be learned
| Date: | Monday 10th March |
| Time: | 12.00 - 1.30pm |
| Venue: | Room 214/215 Economics and Business Building (H69) The University of Sydney |
and
SYMPOSIUM - Friday 14th March 2008
Why Business History is Important?
| Time: | 9.30 - 11.30am |
| Venue: | Darlington Centre Board Room The Darlington Centre, City Rd., The University of Sydney |
With commentaries by Nikola Balnave (UWS), Nicholas Cowell (Citibank), Chris Poullaos (Accounting), Chris Wright (WOS)
We wish to thank the Faculty of Economics and Business for their assistance in funding the visit by Joe Martin.
Consumption, Markets and Culture - Special Edition Call for Papers
Mirrored Histories: Consumption and Work in the Asia Pacific
Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2008
SYMPOSIUM - Friday 8th February 2008
Honouring Bob Gollan and Eric Fry
Darlington Centre, The University of Sydney
In October 2007 two of the great stalwarts of Australian labour history, Eric Fry, and Bob Gollan passed away. They were founders of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History and played key roles in the launching and growth of the journal, Labour History. They were also mentors to many labour historians both at the Australian National University and elsewhere. In their own right they made significant contributions to the Australian labour history through numerous books and articles. This symposium brought together several leading Australian labour historians to remind us and celebrate their contribution to Australian labour history. The covenor of the symposium was Peter Love (Swinburne University of Technology). The speakers were John Merritt (colleague at the ANU and a former editor of Labour History), Susan Magarey (The University of Adelaide) and Verity Burgmann (The University of Melbourne). Their tributes will form the basis of papers to published as part of a special tribute to Bob and Eric in the May 2008 issue of Labour History.