question about a possible conference presentation
Hi all,
An academic librarian originally from Winnipeg contacted me about possibly presenting, with the draft abstract below, and wanted to know if we might be interested in receiving such a proposal. Any thoughts?
Cheers, David
Libraries, Labour, and the Strike. The library, whether public or academic, can be a site of public engagement, but only if it recognizes its position between the public and the institutions of the state. Embedded within municipalities, including the City of Winnipeg, and institutions of higher learning, like the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, but in many ways independent of both, libraries have the power and capacity to provide access to historical content and the context in which to understand that content. But libraries can only be successful at this if they give up the myth of neutrality, and take a committed, principled stand on class, workers' history, and lived experience. This presentation will outline some of the opportunities and challenges to libraries in the specific context of the Winnipeg General Strike.
David Camfield Associate Professor of Labour Studies & Sociology
116 Isbister Building 183 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2
phone: 204-474-9117 fax: 204-474-7869
I received a similar query from someone. I provided general comments on the purposes of the conference, and invited the person to make a submission. In this case we should invite submission on the understanding there is an adjudication process.
Jeff Dr. Jeffery Taylor Dean of Arts Professor of History 310 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V5
(p) 204-474-9271 (f) 204-474-7590
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On Nov 23, 2017, at 3:39 PM, David Camfield <David.Camfield@umanitoba.camailto:David.Camfield@umanitoba.ca> wrote:
Hi all,
An academic librarian originally from Winnipeg contacted me about possibly presenting, with the draft abstract below, and wanted to know if we might be interested in receiving such a proposal. Any thoughts?
Cheers, David
Libraries, Labour, and the Strike. The library, whether public or academic, can be a site of public engagement, but only if it recognizes its position between the public and the institutions of the state. Embedded within municipalities, including the City of Winnipeg, and institutions of higher learning, like the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, but in many ways independent of both, libraries have the power and capacity to provide access to historical content and the context in which to understand that content. But libraries can only be successful at this if they give up the myth of neutrality, and take a committed, principled stand on class, workers’ history, and lived experience. This presentation will outline some of the opportunities and challenges to libraries in the specific context of the Winnipeg General Strike.
David Camfield Associate Professor of Labour Studies & Sociology
116 Isbister Building 183 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2
phone: 204-474-9117 fax: 204-474-7869
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It might make an interesting panel combined with a paper from an archivist or two. A panel about the work of librarians and archivists in this context. I can’t recall if the CFP has gone out to the MB Assoc of Archivists. Most of the archivists we’ve trained in our program take a similarly ‘post-modern’ (if I dare) approach to archives — that is, neither the archive nor the archivist is neutral.
Esyllt
On Nov 24, 2017, at 8:08 AM, Jeff Taylor <Jeff.Taylor@umanitoba.camailto:Jeff.Taylor@umanitoba.ca> wrote:
I received a similar query from someone. I provided general comments on the purposes of the conference, and invited the person to make a submission. In this case we should invite submission on the understanding there is an adjudication process.
Jeff Dr. Jeffery Taylor Dean of Arts Professor of History 310 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V5
(p) 204-474-9271 (f) 204-474-7590
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On Nov 23, 2017, at 3:39 PM, David Camfield <David.Camfield@umanitoba.camailto:David.Camfield@umanitoba.ca> wrote:
Hi all,
An academic librarian originally from Winnipeg contacted me about possibly presenting, with the draft abstract below, and wanted to know if we might be interested in receiving such a proposal. Any thoughts?
Cheers, David
Libraries, Labour, and the Strike. The library, whether public or academic, can be a site of public engagement, but only if it recognizes its position between the public and the institutions of the state. Embedded within municipalities, including the City of Winnipeg, and institutions of higher learning, like the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, but in many ways independent of both, libraries have the power and capacity to provide access to historical content and the context in which to understand that content. But libraries can only be successful at this if they give up the myth of neutrality, and take a committed, principled stand on class, workers’ history, and lived experience. This presentation will outline some of the opportunities and challenges to libraries in the specific context of the Winnipeg General Strike.
David Camfield Associate Professor of Labour Studies & Sociology
116 Isbister Building 183 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2
phone: 204-474-9117 fax: 204-474-7869
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Esyllt Jones Professor, Dept of History Dean of Studies St John's College University of Manitoba College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada Esyllt.Jones@umanitoba.camailto:Esyllt.Jones@umanitoba.ca
Hi, my colleague at the CMHR is Chair of the MB Association of Archivists and will circulate the CFP (and agrees with the postmodern assessment).
From: <1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.camailto:1919-conference-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> on behalf of Esyllt Jones <Esyllt.Jones@umanitoba.camailto:Esyllt.Jones@umanitoba.ca> Reply-To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.camailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca> Date: Friday, November 24, 2017 at 8:13 AM To: 1919 conference organizing committee <1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.camailto:1919-conference@lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: Re: [1919-Conference] question about a possible conference presentation
It might make an interesting panel combined with a paper from an archivist or two. A panel about the work of librarians and archivists in this context. I can’t recall if the CFP has gone out to the MB Assoc of Archivists. Most of the archivists we’ve trained in our program take a similarly ‘post-modern’ (if I dare) approach to archives — that is, neither the archive nor the archivist is neutral.
Esyllt
On Nov 24, 2017, at 8:08 AM, Jeff Taylor <Jeff.Taylor@umanitoba.camailto:Jeff.Taylor@umanitoba.ca> wrote:
I received a similar query from someone. I provided general comments on the purposes of the conference, and invited the person to make a submission. In this case we should invite submission on the understanding there is an adjudication process.
Jeff Dr. Jeffery Taylor Dean of Arts Professor of History 310 Fletcher Argue Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V5
(p) 204-474-9271 (f) 204-474-7590
Confidentiality Notice: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner.
On Nov 23, 2017, at 3:39 PM, David Camfield <David.Camfield@umanitoba.camailto:David.Camfield@umanitoba.ca> wrote:
Hi all,
An academic librarian originally from Winnipeg contacted me about possibly presenting, with the draft abstract below, and wanted to know if we might be interested in receiving such a proposal. Any thoughts?
Cheers, David
Libraries, Labour, and the Strike. The library, whether public or academic, can be a site of public engagement, but only if it recognizes its position between the public and the institutions of the state. Embedded within municipalities, including the City of Winnipeg, and institutions of higher learning, like the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, but in many ways independent of both, libraries have the power and capacity to provide access to historical content and the context in which to understand that content. But libraries can only be successful at this if they give up the myth of neutrality, and take a committed, principled stand on class, workers’ history, and lived experience. This presentation will outline some of the opportunities and challenges to libraries in the specific context of the Winnipeg General Strike.
David Camfield Associate Professor of Labour Studies & Sociology
116 Isbister Building 183 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 2N2
phone: 204-474-9117 fax: 204-474-7869
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Esyllt Jones Professor, Dept of History Dean of Studies St John's College University of Manitoba College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada Esyllt.Jones@umanitoba.camailto:Esyllt.Jones@umanitoba.ca
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Jodi Giesbrecht