2024 Workshop #1: Practices of Resistance in Times of Crisis - Workshop Series

Workshop #1

Representation & Reality: Forging Bonds between Local Activism and Academia

This workshop aims to explore the dynamics of organised labour both from an artistic point of view and through theoretical-practical analysis. In recent years, in various places around the world, we have been witnessing a return of solidarity in the workplace. This workshop proposes a double reading. On the one hand, we will see how cinema has historically represented these great moments of workers’ solidarity. On the other hand, we will deepen the dialogue between academics and local workers’ organizers to understand how our community can contribute to this increasingly relevant discussion.

This first event of the series will take place on March 1st, at McGill University’s Thompson House, 3650 Mc Tavish, at 4.30pm.

The film The Killing Floor (1984) will be screened. It highlights the plight of workers struggling to set up an interracial union in the…