Civic Labors: Scholar Activism and Working-Class Studies Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780252040498)

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-Jim nez, 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.

Author: Dennis A. Deslippe
ISBN-10: 025204049X
ISBN-13: 9780252040498
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2016
Pages: 306
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d