Dear Friends and Colleagues –
I am pleased to announce that the How Class Works- 2008 conference program, on-line registration, housing and other information are now available on the conference pages of the Center for Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
The How Class Works – 2008 conference will be at Stony Brook, Thursday – Saturday, June 5 – 7, 2008
Topics Include The color line in the 21st century and the legacy of Theodore W. Allen – single-payer health care – corporate practices in higher education – teaching class – white working class anger in the UK – lessons of the Charleston 5 – class and the legal system – class and religion – labor law and union strategy – plus many more in 54 sessions.
Speakers Confirmedinclude Sam Anderson, Catherine-Mercedes Brillantes Judge, Pedro Caban, Rose Ann DeMoro, Fuat Ercan, Claudia Fegan, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Tami Gold, Elizabeth Hoffman, Sara Jarayaman, Stathis Kouvelakis, Sherry Linkon, Meizhu Lui, Manning Marable, Jack Metzgar, Nelson Motto, Manny Ness, Bertell Ollman, Jeff Perry, Catherine Pouzoulet, Dave Roediger, Andrew Ross, John Russo, Vinny Tirelli, Michelle Tokarczyk, Richard Trumka, Joe Wilson
Plus over 180 presentations in working class studies from graduate students, faculty, union and community activists — from Australia, Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Turkey, UK, and US — plus film, music, photography, and poetry
See the conference program and register on-line. I look forward to welcoming you to Stony Brook in June.
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