Tag Archives: intersectionality

Why the Democrats Need to Talk about Race AND Class

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Working-Class Perspectives

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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Class at the Forefront: 2018 Working-Class Studies Association Awards

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Working-Class Perspectives

Since the 2016 election, the working class has been repeatedly blamed in the news for electing Trump, though as many have argued, the issue of class is a far more complicated and often misunderstood category that defies such summary scapegoating. … Continue reading →

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2016 WCSA Awards: The Best of Working-Class Studies

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Working-Class Perspectives

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

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Working-Class Perspectives

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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