Author Archives: Working-Class Perspectives

Memoir as Medium: Bridging the Class Divide

Posted on September 16, 2019

More than three years after its publication in 2016, Hillbilly Elegy and its author J.D. Vance continue to be lightning rods. A recent Washington Post opinion piece caused an uproar by insinuating that Vance lamented the declining white birth rate … Continue reading →

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Transnational Reach: 2019 Working-Class Studies Association Awards

Posted on September 2, 2019

As Donald Trump and his ilk on the world stage strip labor protections and human rights under the guise of faux populism,  writers, workers, artists, and activists have refused to submit to the chicanery. An international crisis requires an international … Continue reading →

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Workers of the World Unite (At Last)

Posted on August 18, 2019

Neoliberal globalization presents many challenges to labor organizing. Increased mobility of capital has led to a sharp increase in relocation, outsourcing, and offshoring. Multinational corporations can threaten to close plants when workers request better wages, and executives can even pit … Continue reading →

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Can the Working Class Trust the Democrats?

Posted on August 12, 2019

Two years ago, we compared the opioid epidemic to the mortgage crisis that nearly cratered the global economy, noting how both were caused by corporate greed. Recent reporting in the Washington Post and other media outlets reveals an important difference … Continue reading →

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Why the Democrats Need to Talk about Race AND Class

Posted on August 5, 2019

In their response to President Trump’s racist tweets telling them to “go back to where they came from,” the four female congressional representatives dubbed “The Squad” tried to shift the debate. Instead of battling over whether the tweets and the subsequent “Send … Continue reading →

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What is a “Working-Class Academic”?

Posted on July 22, 2019

Last week, a law professor from the UK was profiled by The Guardian.  In the article, Geraldine Van Bueren, the daughter of a taxi driver and bookkeeper, discusses the need for people like her to come out publicly.  She has … Continue reading →

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Across the Border: Teaching Service-Learning as Labor Activism

Posted on June 17, 2019

Summer is already in full swing and with that comes the promise of fresh, local produce available at community-supported agricultural (CSA) farms and farmers’ markets. North Carolina, ranked as the leading producer of tobacco and sweet potatoes according to the … Continue reading →

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