Category Archives: Class at the Intersections

Solidarity, not Division: Understanding London’s East End

Posted on September 12, 2016 by

The East End of London has a long history of working-class community. It has been a place of industry, where the river Thames and the river Lea have provided work for many people. The area attracted many immigrants, including workers … Continue reading →

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2016 WCSA Awards: The Best of Working-Class Studies

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

As the immediate past president of the Working-Class Studies Association, it was my task this year (and also my pleasure) to organize the association’s annual awards process. As this year’s organizer, I was caught up in the logistical and clerical … Continue reading →

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Parts and Wholes: Unpacking Reports of White Working-Class Death Rates

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

The white working class has been getting a lot of attention lately — not just for how they’re voting in primary elections, but also for dying at increasingly high rates.  As we might expect, a lot of this attention is … Continue reading →

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Now They Get It: Health, Class, and Economic Restructuring

Posted on February 29, 2016 by

In the past few months, many commentators have responded to a recent study that shows increasing death rates among middle-aged white Americans. Some have suggested that the increase is the consequence of material poverty resulting from economic restructuring and the … Continue reading →

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Losing More than a Paycheck: Race and Class Conflict in Two New Plays

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

We often think of deindustrialization as a phenomenon of the 1970s and 80s, but, as the recent announcement of the closing of the Carrier factory in Indiana reminds us, plants continue to downsize and close, and industrial workers continue to … Continue reading →

Posted in Class at the Intersections, Contributors, Issues, Sherry Linkon, The Working Class and the Economy, Work | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Master of None Lacks Class

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

I’m a big fan of Aziz Ansari. He was great on Parks & Rec. His stand-up is smart and entertaining. And he co-wrote a book (“Modern Romance”) with sociologist Eric Klinenberg, which takes a sociological, and engaging, perspective towards understanding … Continue reading →

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Class at the Intersectional “Crash” Site: Scenes from Orange is the New Black

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

Since it never expresses itself in quite the same way in any two individuals’ lives, class needs to be thought about from an intersectional perspective, as its own vector of situated experience. Lawyer and critical race studies scholar Kimberlé Williams … Continue reading →

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