Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
In a nutshell: An economics expert writing in the South Bend Tribune argues that the supply of well-paying, low-skilled jobs that once sustained the American middle class has dried up, while educational attainment has stagnated. Shift in the middle classThe Continue reading Economic factors redefine the American middle class
In a nutshell: While the dilemmas of the middle classes are always a fit subject for drama, UK theater critic Michael Billington argues that Britain’s theater currently neglects the issues and concerns of the working class. Michael Billington on working-class Continue reading Michael Billington on the demise of working-class theater in the UK
In a nutshell: Brendan O’Neill, editor of the online magazine spiked and a columnist for The Big Issue and The Australian, has an interesting take on the emergence of “working-class” as an identity category in today’s United Kingdom. Read O’Neill’s Continue reading Working-class chic in the UK
In a nutshell: Public art celebrating organized labor has often been a matter of controversy, and became so once again this week in Maine, providing an opportunity for teachers to explore public art and organized labor in their classrooms. In Continue reading The fine art of organized labor