Llafur
academic journal
Llafur (Welsh for 'labour'; also known as Llafur: The Welsh People's History Society) is an academic society and journal founded in 1970 to promote the study of Welsh labour history and people's history. Originally established as Llafur: The Society for the Study of Welsh Labour History, the organisation documents the social, political, and economic history of the working people of Wales. The society publishes the peer-reviewed academic journal Llafur, which has appeared annually since 1972 and has been described as the principal journal for Welsh labour and women's history research.
History
Llafur was founded in 1970 during a period of renewed interest in social history and the history from below movement that emerged in the 1960s. The society was established by Professor Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, who served as its president from founding until his death in 2018. Jones, who held the Sir John Williams Chair of Welsh History at Aberystwyth University from 1969 to 1984, was a proponent of "history from below" and has been described as having developed the careers of successive generations of Welsh historians.
The society emerged during a significant expansion in Welsh historical studies, contributing to what has been described as a "massive development in Welsh historical studies" since the early 1970s. As part of the broader movement influenced by historians such as E. P. Thompson, Llafur sought to document the experiences of ordinary people and the working class in Welsh society.
The society's aims include bringing together those interested in the history of the working class and its organisations, unions, co-operative societies and political bodies; publishing scholarly research; promoting people's history through collaboration with other groups; and encouraging interest in labour history throughout the Welsh labour movement.
Journal
Llafur: The Journal of the Society for the Study of Welsh Labour History is a peer-reviewed academic journal published annually since 1972 in four parts per volume.
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