About DéPOT: Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time
The DéPOT partnership examines the historical roots of deindustrialization and the contemporary responses to it. The goal is to understand deindustrialization in transnational or comparative perspective, its causes, the responses to it, its effects, and its legacies. The partnership joins 25 leading specialists in the study of deindustrialization as well as 18 research centres and 16 industrial museums, heritage groups, trade unions, labour archives, Indigenous organizations, and publishers. The focus is on the transnational connections between and comparisons among the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom – the heart of the old “industrial world.”
The DéPOT podcast serves as a place for deindustrialization-related conversations about research, methodology, and publications, primarily with graduate student and post doctoral affiliates and co-investigators.
Please visit https://deindustrialization.org to learn more about the project.
Care, Closure, and Community: Stories from a Decommissioned Nuclear Town
Cultural geographer Leila Dawney discusses her research in Visaginas, Lithuania, with host Adna Camdzic, revealing how care and memory sustain community life after nuclear deindustrialization in this interview.
24 Feb 2024
Confronting Decline in Luxembourg's Steel Industry
We have a special episode today from DePOT affiliates at the University of Luxembourg examining the steel crisis in Luxembourg in the 1970s and the deindustrialization of East Germany's steel sector after 1990. Stefan Krebs, the head of the project Confronting Decline (CONDE) (https://www.ifz-muenchen.de/en/news/topics/confronting-decline) is joined by two PhD students, Zoé Konsbruck and Nicolas Arendt to discuss their research into the impacts industrial closure had on steel towns, with a particular emphasis on transnational comparisons.
9 Jan 2024
Aging Under Deindustrialization: Interview with Andy Clark
In this episode, Andy Clark of Newcastle University discusses his research on aging under deindustrialization in Britain. Utilizing an existing birth cohort study and an oral history approach, Andy explores questions of health impacts, social gerontology, and economic change. Part way through his oral interview process, Andy shares his preliminary findings, some of which challenge assumptions about getting older in the aftermath of closure.
7 Dec 2023
La désindustrialisation de la Lorraine du fer: Entretien avec Pascal Raggi
Cet épisode présente l'interview par Fred Burrill de Pascal Raggi, maître de conférences Habilité à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) à l’Université de Lorraine, chercheur au Centre de Recherche Universitaire Lorrain d’Histoire et directeur scientifique du Musée de l’Histoire du Fer. Au menu: le rôle de l'État dans la désindustrialisation française, les techniques de travail en évolution, la violence syndicale, et l'importance des échanges transnationaux.
18 Oct 2023
DePOT 2023 Conference Recap with Lachlan MacKinnon and Sophia Richter
This year the annual DePOT conference was held in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada from June 21-24 2023. Two of the organizers, Lachlan MacKinnon and Sophia Richter, join us to talk about the themes of the conference and discuss the deindustrialization of Cape Breton Island. Regional underdevelopment, the role of the state, settler colonialism, and memories of working class radicalism shaped the Cape Breton experience. The conference itself built on connections made last year in the Ruhr, and much of the showcased research was collaborative and transnational.
This year's program can be found here: https://deindustrialization.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DePOT-2023-Annual-Meetings-Info-Packet-and-Preliminary-Program_Updated-June-7_PRINTER-COPY.pdf (https://deindustrialization.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DePOT-2023-Annual-Meetings-Info-Packet-and-Preliminary-Program_Updated-June-7_PRINTER-COPY.pdf)
You can find out more about the DéPOT project at www.deindustrialization.org (http://www.deindustrialization.org)
21 Apr 2022
Tenant Organizing and Gentrification with Fred Burrill
Fred Burrill joins host Amanda Marie Whitt to discuss his recently-submitted PhD dissertation, and his work engaging with tenant rights and gentrification through the lens of deindustrialization. This episode was recorded live at Concordia's 4th Space, and a video recording of Amanda and Fred's conversation can be viewed here (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Djt4J1b7xZQI&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.whitt%40mail.concordia.ca%7C46d7082140cf45c9075608da249a0e6a%7C5569f185d22f4e139850ce5b1abcd2e8%7C0%7C0%7C637862541320517012%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yyCDIYRl33vp3j1jNthOcLRXJx32tgnUBE88I7ebz80%3D&reserved=0).
Find out more about the 4th Space on their website (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.concordia.ca%2Fnext-gen%2F4th-space%2Fabout%2Fwhat-we-do.html&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.whitt%40mail.concordia.ca%7C46d7082140cf45c9075608da249a0e6a%7C5569f185d22f4e139850ce5b1abcd2e8%7C0%7C0%7C637862541320517012%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RGiV4LnbiKVV7ePitOICcsYOQ8aMkAtJb7bdKOHLRgM%3D&reserved=0) or follow them on twitter @cu4thspace. Thank you to Kari and the rest of the 4th Space team for hosting us.
Follow Deindustrialization and the Politics Of Our Time on twitter @deindustrialpol or on our website deindustrialization.org."
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
16 Mar 2022
Photographs, Affect & Childhood w/ Sinead Burns
Sinead Burns joins Gabriel Ellison-Scowcroft to think through what photographs 'are', methodological approaches to using photographs, and the specifics of Sinead's use of photographs in the context of her research into childhood and deindustrialization in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
You can find out more about the DéPOT project at www.deindustrialization.org (http://www.deindustrialization.org)
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
2 Mar 2022
Family Matters with Naomi Petropoulos
Today we meet with Naomi Petropoulos, a DePOT affiliate and PhD candidate at Queens University Belfast. Her work on the history of “The Original Derry Girls” (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fderrygirls.github.io%2F&data=04%7C01%7Camanda.whitt%40mail.concordia.ca%7C7b6e3f53e9e3485ee81108d9fc8915a1%7C5569f185d22f4e139850ce5b1abcd2e8%7C0%7C0%7C637818487965378224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=brw7fsvgsVqXT3gWvLWFraEfAxhmJFc1XBCl8blheOw%3D&reserved=0)– the workers of the women-dominated garment industry in Derry – led her to interview both her Grandmother and Mother in-law who had worked at the factories. We discuss the experience of interviewing family, both from the perspective of being a researcher and oral historian, but also as a granddaughter and daughter-in-law.
Find out more about DePOT here (https://deindustrialization.org/)
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
16 Feb 2022
The Feminization of Brass Bands in British Mining Communities w/ Marion Henry
Marion Henry joins Gabriel Ellison-Scowcroft to discuss her recent article "Des coulisses à la scène: la féminisation des brass bands dans les bassins miniers britanniques (1947-1984) (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cairn.info%2Frevue-le-mouvement-social-2021-1-page-119.htm&data=04%7C01%7Clauren.laframboise%40concordia.ca%7C1015585f4fd24de7dab708d9e053f253%7C5569f185d22f4e139850ce5b1abcd2e8%7C0%7C0%7C637787473429662258%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=txP1WGl6pD4vO%2BtpoGPuWjpRXF1cHhAVZOtaPgIGlhU%3D&reserved=0)" in Le Mouvement Social. Marion discusses the origins of the article and her methodological approach, the emergence of brass bands in British mining communities, and the relationship between deindustrialization and feminization in the second half of the twentieth century.
You can find out more about the DéPOT project at www.deindustrialization.org (http://www.deindustrialization.org)
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
2 Feb 2022
Canadian Pension Funds with Tom Fraser
Pension Pilled with Tom Fraser
Host Amanda Marie Whitt joins Tom Fraser, a Masters Student at Concordia University, whose academic and journalistic work tackles the complicated relationships between Canadian Pension Funds and development projects around the world. See Tom’s articles for Jacobin (https://jacobinmag.com/author/tom-fraser) and Canadian Dimension (https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/canadian-pension-funds-driving-privatization-in-brazil) here.
You can find out more about the DéPOT project at www.deindustrialization.org (http://www.deindustrialization.org)
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
19 Jan 2022
Invisible Labour w/ Indranil Chakraborty
Dr. Indranil Chakraborty discusses his recent monograph Invisible Labour: Support Service Workers in India’s Information Technology Industry (https://www.routledge.com/Invisible-Labour-Support-Service-Workers-in-Indias-Information-Technology/Chakraborty/p/book/9780367336493) with MA student and DéPOT affiliate Gabriel Ellison-Scowcroft. Dr. Chakraborty also discusses his background in journalism covering the tech industry in India, the theorists and activists who have inspired his work, and his new postdoctoral project interviewing former Sears workers through DéPOT.
You can find out more about the DéPOT project at www.deindustrialization.org (http://www.deindustrialization.org)
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
7 Jan 2022
Oral History Methodology w/ Naomi Petropolous, Rebekah Chatellier, Amber Ward & Pete Hodson
In this episode of the DéPOT podcast, Naomi Petropoulos (Queen’s University Belfast) speaks with Rebekah Chatellier (University of Strathclyde), Pete Hodson (Trinity College Dublin) and Amber Ward (University of St. Andrews) about the use of oral history in their work, how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their oral history practices, as well as their hopes for a future in which oral history interviewing is less encumbered by the pandemic.
You can find more about the DéPOT project at www.deindustrialization.org (deindustrialization.org/).
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
5 Nov 2021
Intro to DéPOT w/ Dr. Steven High
Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time (DéPOT)'s associate director Lauren Laframboise speaks with the project's principal investigator Dr. Steven High about the origins, scope and outcomes of DéPOT as well as about the field of deindustrialization more broadly.
You can find more about the DéPOT project at www.deindustrialization.org (deindustrialization.org/).
Music: "Never Give Up" by Ketsa. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/summer-with-sound/never-give-up;).
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