Working-Class Studies Association
The Working-Class Studies Association supports scholarship, teaching, and activism related to working-class life and cultures.
Proposals for the Working-Class Studies Association’s 2020 conference, on RE-PLACING CLASS: COMMUNITY, POLITICS, WORK, AND LABOR IN A CHANGING WORLD, are due Feb. 20, 2020.
The conference will be held May 20-23, 2020 at Youngstown State University, in Youngstown, Ohio, and more information is available at the conference website, here.
Proposals for the Working-Class Studies Association’s 2020 conference, on RE-PLACING CLASS: COMMUNITY, POLITICS, WORK, AND LABOR IN A CHANGING WORLD, are due Feb. 20, 2020.
The conference will be held May 20-23, 2020 at Youngstown State University, in Youngstown, Ohio, and more information is available at the conference website, here.
The website for the Working-Class Studies Association’s 2020 Conference is now available! Here is the link: https://ysu.edu/wcsa-2020-conference
The 2020 conference theme is RE-PLACING CLASS: COMMUNITY, POLITICS, WORK, AND LABOR IN A CHANGING WORLD. Proposals are due Feb. 20, 2020.
The conference will be held May 20-23, 2020 at Youngstown State University, in Youngstown, Ohio.
On the website, you can see the call for proposals, submit proposals, review information about accommodations, and see announcements about the plenary address.
The Industrial & Labor Relations School at Cornell University is hiring in a number of areas this year. ILR is the world’s leading college focused on work, employment, and labor issues, with faculty from a number of disciplinary backgrounds. Brief position descriptions and links to the full listings are below. Cornell University is an equal opportunity employer, and women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Tenure-Track Position in Labor Movements and Collective Representation
(https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14116)
Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) invites applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in Labor Movements and Collective Representation to begin August 2020. Applicants should have research and teaching interests related to labor movements or other forms of collective worker representation. A demonstrated potential for high quality teaching and research leading to publication in top-tier journals is essential. At the time of appointment, applicants must have completed a Ph.D. in industrial relations, sociology, political science, anthropology, management, or other related disciplines. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, vita, research statement, teaching statement, diversity and inclusion statement, writing sample, and three reference letters. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2019. Inquiries about this position should be directed to Prof. Virginia Doellgast (vld7@cornell.edu), Prof. Kate Griffith (kategriffith@cornell.edu), Prof. Shannon Gleeson (smg338@cornell.edu), or Prof. Sarosh Kuruvilla (sck4@cornell.edu).
Tenure-Track Position in International and Comparative Labor & Employment Law
(https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14115)
Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) invites applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position (at the assistant, associate or full professor level) in International and Comparative Labor & Employment Law to begin August 2020. Applicants should have research and teaching interests related to international and comparative labor & employment law. A demonstrated potential for high quality teaching and research leading to publication in top-tier journals is essential. Policy-oriented experience in the field of international and comparative labor & employment law is desirable. At the time of appointment, applicants must have completed a J.D. and/or a Ph.D. in industrial relations, sociology, political science, management, or other related disciplines. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, vita, research statement, teaching statement, diversity and inclusion statement,writing sample, and three reference letters. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2019. Inquiries about this position should be directed to Prof. Virginia Doellgast (vld7@cornell.edu), Prof. Kate Griffith (kategriffith@cornell.edu), Prof. Shannon Gleeson (smg338@cornell.edu), or Prof. Sarosh Kuruvilla (sck4@cornell.edu).
Tenure-Track Position in Organizational Behavior
(https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14092)
The Department of Organizational Behavior in the ILR School at Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, to begin August 2020. Applicants should have research and teaching interests related to meso or macro organizational behavior. We will consider applications at all ranks, but prioritize those at the assistant or untenured associate level. Evidence of very strong research and teaching potential is essential, including publications or papers in process at top-tier journals in management or sociology. At the time of appointment, applicants must have completed their Ph.D. in organizational behavior, management, sociology, or related fields. The ILR School provides a rich intellectual environment for organizational scholars, with strong ties to the Sociology and Psychology Departments and the SC Johnson College of Business. OB faculty members are actively involved in research centers and initiatives at the ILR School and across the University. All candidates should submit a cover letter, vita, research statement, teaching statement, diversity and inclusion statement, writing sample, and three reference letters. The deadline for submission of all application materials is October 1, 2019. Questions about the position can be directed to Marya Besharov (mlb363@cornell.edu), Vanessa Bohns (vkb28@cornell.edu), or Diane Burton (burton@cornell.edu).
WCSA members Colby King, associate professor of sociology, and Sean McPherson, assistant professor of art, (both of Bridgewater State University) contributed to an article on understanding the needs of first-generation students on campus. “New Territory: Ensuring First-Generation Students Feel at Home and Succeed on Campus” appeared in Bridgewater Magazine.
King will start a new position in the fall as assistant professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina at Upstate. Click here to read his views on what the next generation of working-class Americans will look like.
The final program for the WCSA 2019 conference, “Beyond the Heartlands,” at the University of Kent is now available. The conference website contains information on registration, conference fringe, and membership.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @wcstudies and @DIndustrialKent
Please take a look at recently published books related to the field of working-class studies. Full descriptions for each are available here.
Please take a look at recently published books related to the field of working-class studies. Full descriptions for each are available here.
WCSA Working-Class Academics Chair, Debbie Warnock, is conducing a survey on low-income, first-generation, and working-class undergraduate students. See the information below if you’re interested:
Are you a first-generation college student? Are you from a low-income or working-class background? Would you like to volunteer to participate in a study about your experiences of class on campus?
In order gain insight into the experiences of low-income, first-generation, and working-class (LIFGWC) students, Dr. Debbie Warnock and student research assistants at Bennington College have developed a survey that asks about institutional supports on campus, as well as sources of informal support, such as relationships with faculty, staff, and fellow students from similar class backgrounds.
Participants will be contributing to our knowledge of the first-gen/low-income/working-class student experience on campus and can opt into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card.
To participate, simply go to TINYURL.COM/CLASSONCAMPUS
Feel free to contact debbiewarnock@bennington.edu with any questions. Thanks!
The CFP deadline for this year’s WCSA conference is March 25th. Be sure to check out the original call here. More information about the conference can be found here: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/wcsa/
