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Working-Class Studies Association Conference, June 22-25, 2011, Chicago, IL
| Location: | Illinois, United States |
| Conference Date: | 2011-06-22 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-04-08 |
| Announcement ID: |
184468 |
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WCSA 2011: June 22-25, at UI-Chicago
Join scholars, artists and activists from around the U.S. and ten other countries in discussions about a variety of topics related to working-class life and experience, with a focus on the conference theme, “Working-Class Organization and Power.”
http://www.ler.illinois.edu/labor/wcsaconference.html
Fantastic panels, low-cost housing available!
EVENTS INCLUDE
It Started in Wisconsin:
Labor Unity, Teachers, and the Prospects for a New Labor Upsurge
Members of the Labor & Working-Class Studies Project at the University of Wisconsin will speak directly to the current naked attack on working-class rights and standards and the cross-class mobilization that has emerged to fight back – in Wisconsin and elsewhere. (UIC)
The Working-Class Eye of Milton Rogovin
A photo exhibit of Rogovin’s decades of powerful photos of workers at work and home. Working-Class Studies pioneer Janet Zandy of Rochester Institute of Technology will discuss the importance of Rogovin’s vision of working-class life. (Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery)
Hard Times Poetry Slam
with commentary and poetry by both pioneer and second-generation Chicago slammers.
Labor Trail Working-Class History Tour
of Chicago neighborhoods will be an option for Saturday morning.
Dozens of panels on working-class movements, literature, arts and activism. For further information on the conference schedule and registration go to http://www.ler.illinois.edu/labor/wcsaconference.html
Easy access by public transportation
Low-cost housing at Marie Robinson Hall, UIC
Deadline for registration is May 20.
Additional registration will likely be available after that date, but late fees will apply.
Contacts:
Jack Metzgar at wcsa@gmail.com (on the program)
Maria Dokes at mdokes@illinois.edu (for registration, housing, etc.)
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