Scheduled for May 7-10, 2025, the conference will be held in Tampere, a city renowned for its rich labor and industrial history. The event is co-organised by the Finnish Society for Labour History and the history degree programme at Tampere University with the support of Nordic Labour History Network. The deadline for paper and session […]

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The next Nordic Labour History Conference will take place in Tampere, Finland, on May 7-10, 2025. The conference venue will be Tampere University, and participants will have the opportunity to visit various labour heritage sites of the city, which is known for its vibrant industrial history. The call for paper will be published in March […]

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(ENGLISH VERSION BELOW) Fra 26-30. januar 2022 samles forskere i arbejderhistorie og faglige aktivister på Arbejdermuseet i København til den XV Nordic Labour History Conference – og onsdagens program er åbent for alle med foredrag, rundbordssamtale og filmvisning.Hvornår: 26. januar kl. 17:00-21:30.Hvad koster det: alm. entré (100 kr.) Kl. 17.00-19.00: Centennials as Battleground of Historical […]

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This is the overview of the final program for the XV NLHC hybrid version together with a description of the sessions and a brief history of the NLHC’s as well as abstracts and bios from the presenters

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Now getting closer to the date, there is a revised program for the XV Nordic Labour History Conference available. In light of the covid19 situation, we have switched to hybrid format. In the program is noted who of the presenters, keynotes and discussants that will attend online.

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The XV Nordic Labour History Conference is getting closer to actually happen in real life – and now we have the new preliminary program ready for the re-scheduled conference that will take place from January 26-30, 2022, at Arbejdermuseet in Copenhagen. Download the full program below. If you have colleagues who are interested in presenting, […]

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Since we reached the decision to postpone the XV. Nordic Labour History Conference (new dates Jan 26-30, 2022), we have been working on an online space for us to stay connected and updated on each others’ research. The first several lectures, worklabs and roundtables have already been scheduled – download the program below to find […]

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January 26-30, 2022, are the new dates for the Nordic Labour History Conference. The decision to postpone the NLHC2020 was made by the organising committee in consultation with the Nordic Labour History Network due to the following concerns: Until recently it still seemed realistic to gather in Copenhagen in November 2020, since the number of […]

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Tracks and special sessions covering themes from dairy work and dock work through precarization processes and de-industrialization processes to communist lives and migrant labor have now come together in the full preliminary program of Nordic Labour History Conference 2020. This version may be subject to minor changes. Open for public is marked with orange color […]

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The organising team and coordinators of tracks and special sessions are now finalizing the review process of all the exciting proposals we received for the conference. Most submitters have already been notified whether they have been accepted. If you have not yet received a response, you will be notified within the coming days. Please contact […]

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