History of the Labour Movement
9 Feb 12-1 and 2-3 pm Univ. of Manchester Student Union (SU), The Hive; 10 Feb 12-1 pm Univ. of Manchester Student Union (SU), B1
The first teach-out of this UCU strike period will be on the history of the labour movement. Specialists from the history department and beyond will give short lectures followed by questions and discussions.
Panel 1: Premodern labour movements
Thursday 9 February 2023, 12:00-13:00 University of Manchester Student Union (SU) Hive
Dr Ingrid Rembold: ‘Early medieval guilds and horizontal associations: the pre-history of modern labour movements’
Dr Georg Christ: ‘Medieval labour between horizontal and vertical organisation’
Panel 2: Irish labour movement
Thursday 9 February 2023, 14:00-15:00 University of Manchester Student Union (SU) Hive
Dr Chris Loughlin: ‘Automated Labours: The Distributions of Labour under Neoliberalism’
Dr Chris Loughlin: ‘”Secret” Labours: A Case Study in Criminalisation, Labour Organisation and the State, 1921-72’
Panel 3: Labour movement in 19th c. Britain
Friday 10 February 2023, 12:00-13:00 University of Manchester Student Union (SU) B1
Prof. Mike Sanders: ‘What is Chartism and why does it matter?’
Prof. Mike Sanders: ‘Education, Education, Education, or Agitate, Educate, Organise? A brief history of independent working-class education’
Manchester Free University 