Archive: John Russo
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WCP: A Future Nobel Literature Prize for a Working-Class Rapper?
Awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to Bob Dylan opens up the possibility that other songwriters could receive the prize. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Sarah Attfield sheds a spotlig
Category: Uncategorized
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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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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
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WCP: Solidarity, Not Division: Understanding London’s East End
There is a troubling stereotype that has gained hold on either side of the Atlantic that portrays working-class people as racist and resentful. Many commentators have incorrectly attributed the woes
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Poverty and Precarious Work
Over the Labor Day weekend we celebrated workers and unions, but work itself is becoming increasingly precarious. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, John Russo argues that we should examine t
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Why Evangelicals Matter to the Labor Movement
As we approach Labor Day, religious groups will likely issue statements celebrating the inherent dignity of work. In this week's Working-Class Perspective post, Ken Estey explores the relationship b
Category: Visiting Scholars