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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 13h

❗CFP: only until October 20 to submit your proposals! Our annual conference and a special issue of the International Journal of Heritage Studies are focusing on Heritage and/in Deindustrialisation. Read the Call:👇

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Heritage and/in Deindustrialisation Call For Papers – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📝 NEW BLOG : Still Working explores workers and communities living through industrial change, focusing on the persistence of work, identities and social relations beyond the decline of traditional industries.

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Still working – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📝NEW BLOG! The fight for better work at Grangemouth Riyoko Shibe examines Grangemouth’s long history of industrial decline, pollution, inequality and trade union organizing and the continuing struggle for secure, decent work and a worker-centred green future. Read here:

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The fight for better work at Grangemouth – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎉 Andrew Perchard has just been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK)! Congratulations on the award!

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Andy Perchard – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🇮🇹 In Italy this month? Join the conference: Stories, Data, and Representations of Deindustrialization: Changing Piedmont Saturday, September 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Parco del Valentino (Viale Mattioli) in Turin.

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📑 New publication recommendation : Traverse 2/2026: Special issue on deindustrialisation : focusing on the rise, decline and transformation of industrial labour in Switzerland, Germany, and France. More Information on:

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📘 New Book recommendation : Factories in the Mountains. An Ethnography of Deindustrialization in the Biella Textile District By Manuela Vinai Publisher's Information:

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FABBRICHE IN MONTAGNA -

Ledizioni - Innovative Publishing. Casa editrice universitaria. Open Access. eBook, ePub. Creative Commons.

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎨 One artist? No, this year, we are welcoming two! We are delighted to announce Julia Nitschke's arrival as our artist-in-residence for 2026–2027.

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Welcome to Julia Nitschke our new Artist in Residence! – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📘 Our Annual Report is out! We’re pleased to share the 2025-2026 DePOT Annual Report, highlighting a year of research, publications, events, collaborations and new perspectives on deindustrialisation and its social, political and cultural legacies.

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About Us – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

How can heritage respond to the social, political and territorial transformations brought about by deindustrialisation? Join us in Venice, 17–18 June 2027, for our annual conference and a special issue of the International Journal of Heritage Studies. Read the full call & submit your proposal:

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Heritage and/in Deindustrialisation Call For Papers – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

NEW BLOG: What happens when industrial networks break, shift, and reconfigure? In “Traversing Networks and Schismogenesis: To Depot”, Jacob Harver explores the infrastructures, connections and ruptures that shape deindustrialized landscapes and the stories that remain embedded within them.

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Traversing Networks and Schismogenesis to DePOT – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📚 New book: Futures in the History of Deindustrialisation, eds. L. Azara, E. Betti, S. Moitra, F. Sanna & C. Wicke (Bologna University Press, 2026) — with @DePOT contributions from Gilda Zazzara, Helen Wagner & Stefan Moitra, supported by DePOT's RVR Publication Fund.

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Futures in the History of Deindustrialisation - BUP - Bologna University Press La Fondazione Bologna University Press è un’esperienza editoriale innovativa, coraggiosa ed efficace, che coniuga perfett...

Edited by Eloisa Betti, Liliosa Azara, Stefan Moitra, Francesca Sanna, Christian Wicke

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

📑 Looking for some summer reading? Dive into Wen Xi’s new article: “Left Behind in Time: Rethinking Left-Behind Places Through a Timescape Approach in Northeast China,” published in July! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Congratulations to longtime DePOT research associate Gui Pozzer who has been awarded the Association for Industrial Archaeology’s Community Engagement Award for his project “Crafting the Past" which will result in a Community Creative Heritage Toolkit.

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Congratulations Guil Pozzer! – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🔍 Read our new blog: Riccardo Rosa explores the history of Naples' Bagnoli colmata, tracing its transformation from a steel industry platform to a contested post-industrial space. It examines the tensions between environmental restoration, urban regeneration, and new forms of extractivism.

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The Bagnoli Colmata. Between Extractive Urban Space and a “Hybrid Void” – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

👀 Interested in Environmental Pasts and Futures in Mining? Watch the recorded session from the DePOT Conference to learn more! Watch it here:

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DéPOT 2026: Environmental Pasts and Futures in Mining I – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🙌Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s conference in Montreal on (Un)Just transitions. We’re already looking forward to next year’s conference.

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🎨This evening, the 4th Space hosted the vernissage of “Dirty Old Town,” where the artists and curator were able to present their work. At the same time, the event featured this year's artists-in-residence, Nina Vroamen and Hervé Demers.

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🔉This morning, we welcomed our amazing keynote speaker, Lianne Leddy, on "Resurgence and Reckoning: Anishinaabe Activism and the Environmental Legacies of Cold War Extraction"

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📕Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting the launch of the first DePOT volume, *The Politics of Industrial Closure*, with its contributors. We also presented several edited volumes listed in our program, which were followed by lively discussions and exchanges throughout the evening.

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Petra Dolata @pdolata.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

really excited about the start of the DePOT @deindustrialpol.bsky.social Summer Institute in Montreal, such a great program (which will definitely keep me awake after my overnight flight from Calgary)

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎨 Join us for the opening reception of Dirty Old Town: Deindustrial Art next week! 📍 4TH SPACE, J.W. McConnell Building, Concordia University 📅 June 18, 4–6 PM Come explore the exhibition, meet the artists, and continue the conversation on the environmental legacies of industrial change.

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📢 Just a few days left until DePOT annual conference! “(Un)just Transitions?: Deindustrialization and the Environment” Montreal, Canada, June 18-20, 2026 We look forward to welcoming you and discovering the presentations, discussions, and new collaborations that will emerge from this year’s event.

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Conferences – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🎨The AIR Program is welcoming new applications for 2026-2027! AIR will fund projects that address the relationships between industrial heritage sites and the working-class areas that often adjoin them. Application deadline: 5 June 2026 Read the full call for applications on our website:

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

NEW BLOG! Read Steven High's latest blog on the Tricofil experience in Saint-Jérôme: a significant attempt at worker self-management in the 1970s, between dreams of national liberation and economic realities.

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The Liberation of Québec Runs Through Saint-Jérôme: Tricofil and the Left-Nationalist Dream of Worker Ownership – Deindustrialization

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The White Horse Press @whitehorsepress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We've published a new piece in 'Global Environment', in which Valerio Caruso interviews Steven High on 'Environmental History and Deindustrialisation Studies'; #openaccess here: doi.org/10.3828/whpg.... #envhist #deindustrialisation

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

NEW BLOG! Read Clarence Hatton-Proulx latest blog, examining how urban administrations played a central role in shaping how deindustrialization unfolded in Montreal.

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Urban Administrations and Deindustrialization in Montréal – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🎨 ARTISTS in RESIDENCY. We are pleased to welcome Nina Vroemen and Hervé Demers to the DePOT project, whose work will be featured at this year’s DePOT conference in Montréal, Canada. Welcome and congratulations! Read their biography and project description:

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The Artist-in-Residence program welcomes new talents! – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

NEW BLOG! Read Nina Vodopivec's latest blog, examining how the experiences of Slovenian industrial (textile) workers were systematically silenced during the post-socialist transition, with their demands dismissed as “nostalgia” while deindustrialization was portrayed as inevitable.

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Why Deindustrialization Still Matters? Silencing Industrial Workers in Postsocialist Contexts – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

‼️The updated program, in both French and English, for our upcoming conference in Montreal this June is now available! Please use the link below to download the bilingual version from our website. DéPOT is excited to see you in Montreal!

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DéPOT 2026 Conference Preliminary Program Now Available – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

BLOG: Read our latest blog post by Philippine d'Halleine, a master's student at Concordia University. Philippine reviews Romain Castellesi's impressive publication, "Savoir Commencer un Grève," published by Agone Editions, in a detailed book review.

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Book Review: Savoir Commencer une Grève – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

New blog for February! Dylan Brewerton-Harper, a postgraduate student at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Dylan is interested in the “half-life” of the former shipyard, adorned with monuments, sculptures, and murals commemorating Port Glasgow's industrial past.

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“Boats Against the Current”: Industrial Memorials and The ‘Half-Life’ of Deindustrialisation in Port Glasgow, Scotland’ – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

‼️The program, in both French and English for our upcoming conference in Montreal this June is now available! Please find the link below to our website to download both the English and French version. DéPOT is excited to see you in Montreal!

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DéPOT 2026 Conference Preliminary Program Now Available – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Happy New Year!🎊 Read our latest blog post by Melissa Meade from Seton Hall University. Learn about how public memorialization struggles to center workers in the narrative of industrial history.

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Whose Names Are Carved in Bronze? What a Coal Mining Memorial Reveals About Memory – Deindustrialization

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Appel à candidatures - Devenez le nouveau ou la nouvel artiste en résidence de DePOT ! Une bourse de 16 000 dollars canadiens est offerte à un.e artiste ou à un groupe d'artistes explorant le thème de cette année, « La désindustrialisation et l'environnement ». Postulez avant le 15 janvier !

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Artistes résidents – Deindustrialization

Le Programme d’Artistes résidents (AR) pour le projet DéPOT soutient le développement de projets créatifs qui abordent des thématiques liées aux racines historiques de la désindustrialisation et les…

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Our 2024-2025 Annual Report is out! Read it here to learn what we've been up to in the past year. deindustrialization.org/wp-content/u...

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Department of Historical Studies at University of New Brunswick @histstudiesunb.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Congratulations to our awesome undergraduate student Sabina Leduc, who has won the Miramichi Historians' Prize in New Brunswick History for her work on the impacts of mill closure on Doaktown, Nackawic, and Juniper, NB. Way to go, Sabina!

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Cory Haala @coryhaala.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

And just like that, it's real. When Democrats Won the Heartland: Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan, 1978-1992, from @illinoispress.bsky.social. Due out 4/14/26. Thanks to everyone who tolerated this dream and made it happen. Pre-order if you'd like: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

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When Democrats Won the Heartland

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Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time @deindustrialpol.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🚨Last chance! 🚨 Don't forget to sign up for tomorrow's roundtable

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