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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151613103321

Titolo

Civic Labors : Scholar Activism and Working-Class Studies / / edited by Dennis Deslippe, Eric Fure-Slocum, and John W. McKerley with associate editors Kristen Anderson, Matthew M. Mettler, and John Williams-Searle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2016

ISBN

0-252-09893-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Working class in American history

Classificazione

POL013000BUS038000EDU036000

Disciplina

305.5620973

Soggetti

Political activists - Unied States

Working class - Research - United States

Working class - History - Study and teaching - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Labor studies scholars and working-class historians have long worked at the crossroads of academia and activism. The essays in this collection examine the challenges and opportunities for engaged scholarship in the United States and abroad. A diverse roster of contributors discuss how participation in current labor and social struggles guides their campus and community organizing, public history initiatives, teaching, mentoring, and other activities. They also explore the role of research and scholarship in social change, while acknowledging that intellectual labor complements but never replaces collective action and movement building.  Contributors: Kristen Anderson, Daniel E. Atkinson, James R. Barrett, Susan Roth Breitzer, Susan Chandler, Sam Davies, Dennis Deslippe, Eric Fure-Slocum, Colin Gordon, Michael Innis-Jiménez, Stephanie Luce, Joseph A. McCartin, John W. McKerley, Matthew M. Mettler, Stephen Meyer, David Montgomery, Kim E. Nielsen, Peter Rachleff, Ralph Scharnau, Jennifer Sherer, Shelton Stromquist, Emily E. LB. Twarog, and John Williams-Searle"--