Archive: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Trumped Up Charges Against Evangelicals
Despite the attention received by white working-class voters this election cycle, Evangelicals accounted for nearly half of Donald Trump's support. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Ken Este
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Memo to the Next President: Don’t Forget the Working Class
As our nation chooses its next president, we leave behind one of the most contentious, ugly elections in recent history. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Sherry Linkon makes the case that o
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: It Is Rigged … and We Must Revolt
One of the most frequently heard claims in this election cycle is that the political system in the United States — and more recently the Presidential election itself — is rigged against ordinary Ame
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: The Extraordinary Ordinary Working Class
What does the return of the phrase "working class" in public discourse, particularly from right-wing politicians, suggest about the state of the economy, politics, and class in Great Britain? Tim St
Category: Visiting Scholars
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KI Visiting Scholar John Russo to Speak on the Gig Economy
The Labor and Income Inequality Team at Our Lady of Queen Peace Church is hosting a presentation where KI Visiting Scholar John Russo will share his insights on the gig economy. Join this timely discussion about what the new economy is and how contingent contract workers can build power and secure pay and benefits to support themselves and their families.
Categories: Events, Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Shakespeare and Working-Class Students: The Value of Irrelevance
Many first-generation students attend college to get out of the "working class" both economically and culturally. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Tim Francisco warns that prioritizing job
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Fighting the Money Mongers
As we learned from the Wells Fargo scandal, banks have the capacity to rob poor and working-class people. Consumers have little recourse when this occurs because they cannot afford the legal costs o
Categories: Bargaining for the Common Good, Visiting Scholars
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Kalmanovitz Initiative Hosts Discussion on Women, Work, and Globalization
The Kalmanovitz Initiative was honored to host a panel discussion among four of Georgetown’s most esteemed faculty members about the experiences of working women whose lives are impacted by globalization. After a brief introduction by KI’s Executive Director Dr. Joseph A. McCartin, each scholar presented on their research and shared stories from their respective field work.
Categories: Events, Uncategorized, Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Who is Shameless This Election Season? One TV Show’s Challenging Depiction of the Working Poor
This election season has brought a renewed focus on the white working class that has manifested in books that engage this typically neglected demographic. This week, Georgetown professor Pamela Fox
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: White Trash, Hillbillies, and Middle-Class Stereotypes
Why is it that every U.S. presidential election brings a renewed focus on the white working class? Two new books that shed light on this otherwise neglected demographic - White Trash: The 400-Year U
Category: Visiting Scholars