Preliminary Programme

Wed 12 April
    08.30 - 10.30
    11.00 - 13.00
    14.00 - 16.00
    16.30 - 18.30

Thu 13 April
    08.30 - 10.30
    11.00 - 13.00
    14.00 - 16.00
    16.30 - 18.30

Fri 14 April
    08.30 - 10.30
    11.00 - 13.00
    14.00 - 16.00
    16.30 - 18.30

Sat 15 April
    08.30 - 10.30
    11.00 - 13.00
    14.00 - 16.00

All days
Go back

Friday 14 April 2023 14.00 - 16.00
N-11 EDU11b Workers’ Education. Enlightenment, Education, and Empowerment II
C33 (Z)
Networks: Education and Childhood , Labour Chair: Jonas Söderqvist
Organizers: Jenny Jansson, Jonas Söderqvist Discussants: -
Elina Hakoniemi : “Not by bread alone”: Finnish Workers’ Educational Projects to Increase Culture and Education in the Workers’ Daily Life
Workers’ education has highlighted the importance of culture and education in various ways. Within the Nordic workers’ education, it has been often highlighted that culture and education are what make a life worth living. For example, in Finland, workers’ education promoted the outlook that one does not live “by bread ... (Show more)
Workers’ education has highlighted the importance of culture and education in various ways. Within the Nordic workers’ education, it has been often highlighted that culture and education are what make a life worth living. For example, in Finland, workers’ education promoted the outlook that one does not live “by bread alone”: education and culture were also needed to lead a full life.
With this in mind, the Finnish Workers’ Educational Association implemented various projects together with other organizations of the labor movement, to increase culture and education in homes, workplaces and leisure time activities of the workers. The proposed paper studies different examples of these projects during the years 1945–1970. Special focus is put to the material aspects of culture and education: what were the practices, symbols and physical/intangible objects via what education and culture were to be increased in the daily life of the working-class people. (Show less)

Valentina Kezic : Wissen ist Macht! – The Role of the Labor Movement in Workers' Education in Croatia in the Late 19th Century
With the emergence of a noticeable amount of capital at the end of the 1860s in Croatia there was a gradual change of previous economic and social conditions. The modest industrialization moves did not affect only the formation of economic elites, but also factory workers. Trying to facilitate the difficult ... (Show more)
With the emergence of a noticeable amount of capital at the end of the 1860s in Croatia there was a gradual change of previous economic and social conditions. The modest industrialization moves did not affect only the formation of economic elites, but also factory workers. Trying to facilitate the difficult material situation of workers, liberals established workers' education societies under their influence. However, the workers had gradually separated from liberal influence and under the influence of foreign (social democratic) workers' societies established independent workers' societies with cultural and supporting functions. In addition to organizing a singing choir, workers' concerts and parties, the cultural function of societies also included the organization of education. In the example of Zagreb and Osijek, then the main industrial centers of Croatia, the paper will try to explore how the workers' societies have organized and conducted the education of workers in the late 19th century. (Show less)



Theme by Danetsoft and Danang Probo Sayekti inspired by Maksimer