Revolutionary 'Riting:
Working-class Perspectives and the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike
Thursday, October 24-Saturday, October 26
Michigan Technological University
Thursday Event--Open to the Public
Held at Michigan Tech's Memorial Union Building
in the Isle Royale Ballroom--$5 Entrance Fee at the Door
7.00-8.00 pm Concert “Working Class Songs” Location: Isle Royale Ballroom
The Thimbleberry Band "Keweenaw Folk"
The 1913 Singers "1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike Songs"
8.00-9.30 pm Screening, 1913 Massacre Location: Isle Royale Ballroom
Filmmakers Ken Ross and Louis Galdieri will introduce the film, questions after screening
Friday Conference
Open to the Public, Includes Thursday Night Concert and Screening
Register Here -- ON-LINE -- PASTY LUNCH INCLUDED.
New Saturday Event
Haunted Mine Tours, Quincy Mine Historical Site, Hancock, Michigan
October 26 from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Tickets: ages 13+ $10, 12 and under $5
Tour capacity is limted so advance tickets are recommended
Advance tickets may be purchased by calling Quincy Mine Tours
at 906-482-3101
Welcome!
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has a storied working-class heritage and has been the setting for numerous passionate clashes between workers and management. One of the most significant of these conflicts was the nine-month long 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike. As Michigan’s Copper Country pauses to reflect on the centennial of this labor action in 2013, the fourth annual WAP Conference will consider one of the most important expressions of working-class heritage: WRITING.
From articles in union newspapers to diaries of domestics to the treatment of working-class immigrant children in “English” classrooms, the effect of “class” on writers is significant. The 2013 WAP Conference will reflect upon and add to the local, regional, national, and international examinations of these crucial intersections between writing and the working-class.
Taking into consideration the Upper Peninsula's strong working-class heritage, the 2013 Writing Across the Peninsula Conference is intended to be a centennial (of the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike), veneration, and scholarly inquiry into working-class issues. Conference themes, then, include: the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike; Working-class student writers, classrooms, and communities; new approaches to writing; women, writing, and the working-class; and writing and working across the disciplines.
The conference will be an opportunity to engage the sensate experiences of the Upper Peninsula's working-class heritage. From the taste and smell of a mineworker's pasty lunch, to the sweet audible harmonies of an authentic 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike chorus, to the sight of class struggle captured in a documentarian's lens, to the touch of a historic object at one of the area's many historical sites, the conference is designed to be much more than an academic exercise.
While there will be much to do in regards to the area's sensory attractions, it is the presenters who will take center stage on Friday, October 25. Bringing together some of the best topics, scholarship, and research on writing regarding the Upper Peninsula's working-class, the 2013 Writing Across the Peninsula Conference is sure to engage, inform, and inspire conference attendees and participants.
Join us in this celebration and remembrance of the Upper Peninsula's working-class heritage!
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REGISTRATION: If you plan on attending, please be sure to fill out the ON-LINE Registration Form.
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From articles in union newspapers to diaries of domestics to the treatment of working-class immigrant children in “English” classrooms, the effect of “class” on writers is significant. The 2013 WAP Conference will reflect upon and add to the local, regional, national, and international examinations of these crucial intersections between writing and the working-class.
Taking into consideration the Upper Peninsula's strong working-class heritage, the 2013 Writing Across the Peninsula Conference is intended to be a centennial (of the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike), veneration, and scholarly inquiry into working-class issues. Conference themes, then, include: the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike; Working-class student writers, classrooms, and communities; new approaches to writing; women, writing, and the working-class; and writing and working across the disciplines.
The conference will be an opportunity to engage the sensate experiences of the Upper Peninsula's working-class heritage. From the taste and smell of a mineworker's pasty lunch, to the sweet audible harmonies of an authentic 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike chorus, to the sight of class struggle captured in a documentarian's lens, to the touch of a historic object at one of the area's many historical sites, the conference is designed to be much more than an academic exercise.
While there will be much to do in regards to the area's sensory attractions, it is the presenters who will take center stage on Friday, October 25. Bringing together some of the best topics, scholarship, and research on writing regarding the Upper Peninsula's working-class, the 2013 Writing Across the Peninsula Conference is sure to engage, inform, and inspire conference attendees and participants.
Join us in this celebration and remembrance of the Upper Peninsula's working-class heritage!
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REGISTRATION: If you plan on attending, please be sure to fill out the ON-LINE Registration Form.
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