Oral history has been the primary methodology of the field of deindustrialization studies for the past quarter century. The field is therefore anchored in working-class lives and the lived interior […]
DePOT's Deindustrialization and the Environment working group is pleased to host its first roundtable, Policies and Programs: Deindustrialization and the Environment. This session brings together eight scholars whose research examines […]
Join DePOT and Energy In Society as we talk extractivism, energy transitions, and degrowth! DePOT’s Deindustrialization and the Environment working group is pleased to host its second roundtable, Deindustrialization and […]
Join us for our first Deindustrialization and the Environment working group discussion of the year! Chairperson: Gregory Wilson Presenters: Lachlan Mackinnon: Blue Economy and Ocean Industries in Atlantic Canada Ute […]
Join DePOT for this new roundtable as we talk about the aftermath of industry! Chairperson: Myriam Guillemette Presenters Riccardo Rosa, “Bagnoli after steel. Deindustrialization and participation in a former industrial area […]
Join us for a March workshop with the Environment initiative to discuss Gentrification and Greening Chairperson: Greg Wilson Presenters: Alexandrina Vanke: The visual aesthetics of green gentrification in deindustrialising landscapes: a cross-national qualitative […]
Join us for the March Roundtable to discuss Political Abandonment Silencing and Absence in deindustrialization Chairperson: Clarence Hatton-Proulx Presenters: Nina Vodopivek, “Why is it still important to talk about deindustrialization? […]
(Un)just Transitions?: Deindustrialization and the Environment DePOT Conference Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada June 18-20 2026 What can the study of deindustrialization add to our understanding of environmental history? And […]
