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Blegny Mine

By Alec Holzer and Ashley Nobis. Blegny Mine. Sources: http ://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1344/gallery/. About the Blegny Mine. In Early 1800’s Liege was a busy mining area Wallonia coal mines were very productive Industrialization occurred between 1860-1960

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Blegny Mine

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  1. By Alec Holzer and Ashley Nobis Blegny Mine Sources: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1344/gallery/

  2. About the BlegnyMine • In Early 1800’s Liege was a busy mining area • Wallonia coal mines were very productive • Industrialization occurred between 1860-1960 • Lack of Workers contributed to imported workers • In 1980, the mine was closed and preserved into a museum. Sources: www.fotocommunity.fr

  3. About the Tour 2 hour visit Video about the history of the “black rock” Mine lift into the pit Mining equipment demonstration Descriptions coal miners life's The process of mining, washing and stocking the coal Sources: dgo4.spw.wallonie.be

  4. Porter's Diamond of National Advantage

  5. Questions to Tie-In Concepts from IBS • How did the use of immigrant labor contribute to the globalization of the mine? • How did the mining of coal contribute to the industrialization of the Walloon region? • Does the current tourist site have a globalization strategy? If so, describe this strategy. • Are there any other IBS concepts that tie-in with mining, industrialization, or the current tourist site that Blegny mine has become?

  6. Barriers to Intercultural Communication • Values- our values about safe and pleasant working conditions or work in general may affect the way that we interpret the information learned about the working conditions of the miners • Values “are deeply felt beliefs that are shared by a cultural group and that reflect a perception of what ought to be, not what is” (Martin & Nakayama) • Economic imperative- we need to understand the relationship between industrialization and the economy in order to better understand the importance of the mine • Demographic imperative- we need to understand how the immigration patterns at the time affected the demographics of mining workers • Class structure- “most Americans are reluctant to admit that a class structure exists, let alone admit how difficult it is to move up in this structure” (Martin & Nakayama); we need to realize that class structures exist and how this impacted miners during the industrial revolution

  7. Questions to Tie-In Concepts from COM • Although the tour can be offered in English, how could intercultural communication (IC) be affected if the tour guide is not a native English speaker? • Since we did not live during industrialized times, how could IC and our understanding of the harsh living conditions of miners, be affected? • How do you think the importing of Forign Workers Affect the Culture in Liege?

  8. Sources "Blegny-Mine." Blegny-Mine, Lights on the mine. Blegny Mine, 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 1 July 2014. <http://www.blegnymine.be/toilegb.htm>. "Blegny-Mine." Detail. European Route of Industrial Heritage, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 1 July 2014. <http://www.erih.net/nc/regional-routes/great-britain/south-wales/detail.html?user_erihobjects_pi2%5BshowUid%5D=15125>. "Family Holidays- Blegny Mine." . Belgian Tourist Office, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 1 July 2014. <http://www.belgiumtheplaceto.be/family-holidays-blegny-mine.php>. "Major Mining Sites of Wallonia." - UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 1 July 2014. <http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1344>. "LIEGE : The history of Liège." . Trabel, 1 Jan. 2011. Web. . <http://www.trabel.com/luik/liege-history.htm>.

  9. Sources "History of Liège." Eupedia, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. <http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/liege_history.shtml>. "Grand-Hornu." . 365, 1 Jan. 2013. Web. . <http://www.365.be/attractions/att/culture-patrimoine-UNESCO-hornu-142-le-grand-hornu.html?lang=EN>. "Bois-du-Luc Ecomuseum." . 365, 1 Jan. 2013. Web. . <http://www.365.be/attractions/att/kultur-UNESCO-welterbe-houdeng-aimeries-145-oekomuseum-bois-du-luc.html?lang=EN>. "Le Bois du Cazier ." . 365, 1 Jan. 2013. Web. . <http://www.365.be/attractions/att/culture-UNESCO-heritage-marcinelle-133-le-bois-du-cazier.html>. "Liège (city, Belgium)." . Encyclopedia, 1 Jan. 2013. Web. . <http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Liege.aspx>.

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