[lbo-talk] Working Class Studies/Working Class Academics

Travis Fast tfast at yorku.ca
Sun Nov 6 14:49:52 PST 2005


Ok MP is off the hook for sending the most obtuse posts. And the winner is...info at pulpculture.org

wrote:


> there is a conspiracy or something right? because, I swear, y'all are
> posting things to the list making it impossible for me to get anything
> done. Boy, do I have a rant for this.
>
> At 05:13 PM 11/6/2005, Michael Hoover wrote:
>
>> below is - slightly altered - portion of post
>> that appeared on working class studies list,
>> any thoughts... mh
>>
>> what difference does it make to identify oneself
>> with the working class in higher education, an
>> institution that, among other things, perpetuates
>> class inequities?
>>
>> One reason working-class studies exists is to
>> increase attention to the working class in the
>> academy -- as a subject for serious study but
>> also as a legitimate position from which to speak.
>>
>> So my question is this: what will it take to create
>> such a change, to generate greater respect and
>> visibility for working-class people and working-class
>> studies in the academy?
>>
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