February 7, 2006
Labor and the Humanities
Labor and the Humanities: Prospects and Possibilities
February 7, 2006. 3:30 PM
Humanities Lecture Hall, IPRH
805 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
Join a panel of scholars and activits for a discussion of questions such as:
- What does the labor force in the humanities look like today?
- What are the pressing problems in the humanities market?
- Can unionization redress the inequities plaguing the humanities today?
- What can we learn from current labor struggles, most notably the recent NYU strike?
Participants:
Antoinette Burton (History)
Pedro Caban (Institute of Communications Research, African American Studies and Research Program)
Dave Morris (English, Co-President Graduate Employee Organization, AFT Local 6300)
Cary Nelson (English)
Chair:
John Marsh (English, IPRH)
Sponsored by the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH)
Posted by higbie at February 7, 2006 3:30 PM