Misrepresenting the White Working Class: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies and McDowell County
The Guardian‘s West Coast bureau chief paid a quick visit to McDowell County, West Virginia in October to film a video for the.
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Film & Video
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“Love and Solidarity: Rev. James Lawson and Nonviolence in the Search for Workers’ Rights,” a film by Michael Honey
Historians look for details to make history come alive, and oral history can provide them. Over thirty years of research, my scores of.
- by Michael Honey
- October 18, 2016
Call for Proposals
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Opportunity
Gutman Prize 2017: Call for Submissions
The Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA) is pleased to announce its annual Herbert Gutman Dissertation Prize, established with the cooperation with.
- by Hannah Ontiveros
- October 18, 2016
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Working on the Verge of “Campus Carry”
One of several nightmarish outcomes of Kansas' swing to the Tea Party Republican right following the presidential election of Barack Obama, the state.
- by Clarence Lang
- October 11, 2016
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Tinkering with Taxes
The recent debacle Apple has found itself in brings attention to how companies skip from country to country to avoid taxes. In a.
- by David Obringer
- October 10, 2016
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Who is Shameless This Election Season? One TV Show’s Challenging Depiction of the Working Poor
Since the 2016 Presidential race began, pundits have been scrambling to understand what is apparently the most inscrutable segment of the Trump voting.
- by Pamela Fox
- September 29, 2016
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White Trash, Hillbillies, and Middle-Class Stereotypes
During election years white people who do not have bachelor’s degrees (the increasingly common definition of “the working class”) become both a somewhat.
- by Jack Metzgar
- September 25, 2016
Contingent Faculty Committee Blog
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It is About Time: LAWCHA’s Committee on Contingent Faculty
This blog introduces LAWCHA’s newest and most important initiative. Last year, with encouragement from past president Nancy MacLean, an ad hoc committee drafted.
- by James Gregory
- September 1, 2016
Call for Proposals
Events
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LAWCHA 2017 Conference (Seattle): CFP Deadline Extended to October 15
The Labor and Working Class History Association, an organization of scholars, teachers, students, labor educators and activists, welcomes individual and session proposals for.
- by Ryan Poe
- September 1, 2016
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Best Read for Labor Day 2016: Tamara Draut’s Sleeping Giant
Like me, are you bone weary of hearing non-stop news coverage of Donald Trump? Do you roll your eyes when the pundits “discover”.
- by Lane Windham
- August 31, 2016