Archive: Sherry Linkon
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WCP: Trump, Sanders, and the Precariat
Stagnant wages and the lack of quality jobs have led recent college graduates and middle-class workers to resent Wall Street, corporate leaders, and politicians for destroying their jobs and communi
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Dressing Up In Class
Fashion is bizarre. We increasingly find ourselves dressing up in clothes designed to resemble the uniforms workers had to wear decades ago for industrial jobs. In this week's Working-Class Perspect
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Class at the Intersectional “Crash” Site: Scenes from Orange is the New Black
In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Sara Appel reminds us that class expresses itself uniquely in each person and is complexly interconnected with race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Losing the Narrative of Their Lives
A recent study finding increased death rates for white, working-class Americans has fueled a national discussion about the impact of economic insecurity. In today's Working-Class Perspectives post,
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Russell Brand: The Usefulness (or Not) of a Working-Class Celebrity Activist
Using his celebrity as a megaphone, Russell Brand has brought attention to a number of working-class causes. However, commentators have frequently dismissed his activism, unable to reconcile Brand's
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Action for Justice: The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor
The most recent Working-Class Perspectives post centers on the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, housed at Georgetown University, and its efforts to educate, agitate, and organi
Categories: Our Staff, Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Remembering to Forget: The Loss of Working-Class Industrial Jobs
It is tempting to think that we live in a post-industrial society, but the reality is that there still millions of good-paying industrial jobs that sustain the middle class in both the United States
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Discourses of Power: Black Lives Matter and Adaptive Resilience
We are very proud that John Russo, our Visiting Scholar for the 2015-16 academic year, brings the renowned Working-Class Perspectives blog to the Kalmanovitz Initiative. The blog is edited by John a
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Class, Cuteness, and Disgust in "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo"
The reality TV show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has captivated American audiences. Working-Class Perspectives guest blogger Julia Leyda explores key questions about how viewers interact with the subjec
Categories: Uncategorized, Visiting Scholars