Latest Past Events

The Thorncliffe-Elsecar Tramway: Documentary Screening and Q&A with Joshua Daniels and Lucie Morisset

Join DePOT for a digital screening of Joshua Daniels's film "The Thorncliffe-Elsecar Tramway," followed by a Q&A with Joshua moderated by Lucie Morisset. The documentary follows the route of the now-lost Thorncliffe-Elsecar Tramway in South Yorkshire, covering the history, route and importance of the tramway track, as well as the key historic sites along the […]

Free

DePOT Annual Conference: The Politics of Industrial Closure

Cape Breton University 1250 Grand Lake Road, Sydney

Le français suit: The DePOT Politics of Industrial Closure conference will focus primarily on the “how” and “why” of mine, mill and factory closings, the wider restructuring of the international division of labour, as well as the societal debates about the nature of economic change. Political economy concerns are therefore central as are studies focusing […]

Free

Deindustrialization and Reindustrialization in South Asia: Enclaves of Inequality, Precarity, and Prosperity

Zoom

Deindustrialization and Reindustrialization in South Asia: Enclaves of Inequality, Precarity, and Prosperity South Asia experienced one of the fastest growths in the global economic space before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The uneven and combined development of the region’s nation-states created an offshore service market for the developed North. This seamlessly established the capital […]