16th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History
3-5 October, 2019
Perth Trades Hall building (now CFMEU Offices)
80 Beaufort Street, Perth, WA
We welcome abstracts on any of the following themes:
The labour movement after the Armistice (1919)
New directions in labour history (work in prospect/progress papers; new projects)
Insecure work — historicising the ‘gig’ economy
Radical Culture
Labour in Politics
Strikes and Struggles
Regionalism in Labour History
Or any other topics relevant to labour history
Deadline for Abstracts (Refereed and Non-Refereed): 1 May 2019
Non-Refereed Abstracts should be about 200 words, outlining the central argument of the paper and including brief biographical details of the author. Format in Microsoft Word (not PDF) using Times New Roman 12-point font, single line spacing. Please ensure that your contact details are included. Abstracts should be sent as an attachment (not part of the message) to: bobbie.oliver@uwa.edu.au.
Written versions of non-refereed papers presented at the conference may be submitted for publication in the 2020 issue of Western Worker the journal of Perth Branch, ASSLH. Please note that these papers will be accepted on merit and will not be subject to blind peer review. They should not exceed 2,500 words in length.
Please Note: Presenters are not required to submit their paper for refereeing. Those who wish to do so are asked to follow the guidelines below.
Refereed Abstracts that could later be shaped into an article for publication should be a maximum of 1,000 words (not including footnotes). When submitting an abstract for refereeing, please include an unidentified copy and a separate document with author’s name, contact details, brief bio and paper title. Please email these two documents as attachments to: bobbie.oliver@uwa.ed.au.
The conference will not be publishing refereed conference proceedings. Presenters who want to submit their papers for refereeing and publication in an academic journal are encouraged to submit written papers to Labour History or another relevant journal such as the Journal of Australian Studies, Economic and Labour Relations Review or History Australia (the journal of the Australian Historical Association).
Spoken papers (including group presentations) must not exceed 20 minutes in length. Ten minutes will be allotted at the end of each paper for questions.
For further information, please contact the Conference Convenor:
Associate Professor Bobbie Oliver, bobbie.oliver@uwa.edu.au