We are pleased to announce the following results form this year’s Working-Class Studies Association officer and committee elections: ● President-elect: Joseph Varga, Indiana University ● Chair-elect of the Working-Class Academics Section: Barbara Jensen ● Chair-elect […]
WORKING-CLASS STUDIES ASSOCIATION
The Working-Class Studies Association supports scholarship, teaching, and activism related to working-class life and cultures.
CfP: JWCS Seeking Contributions for Special Mini-Issue on Upcoming US Elections
The Journal of Working-Class Studies is seeking contributions to a special mini-issue focused on the upcoming US elections. We are looking for scholarly or commentary-style pieces that consider the potential impact of the election on working-class […]
Matti Ron Wins the Literary London Society Prize for Best Paper Presented by a Postgraduate Researcher at Their 2019 Conference
WCSA member and current Elections Chair Matti Ron has won the Literary London Society prize for best paper presented by a postgraduate researcher at their 2019 conference. Ron’s paper ‘Zadie Smith’s and James Kelman’s counter-narratives […]
2020 Working-Class Studies Association Lifetime Achievement Award ~ Janet Zandy
PRESS RELEASE July 21, 2020 CONTACT: Terry Easton, past WCSA president The WCSA, an international network of scholars, activists, and artists interested in working-class issues, offers lifetime achievement awards to those who have made significant, […]
Routledge International Handbook of Working-Class Studies Now Available for Pre-Order
The Routledge International Handbook of Working-Class Studies is now available for pre-order from the publisher’s website here. The book is edited by three former Working-Class Studies Association Presidents, Michele Fazio, Christie Launius, and Tim Strangleman. From the […]
2020 Working-Class Studies Association Awards for work produced in 2019
2020 Working-Class Studies Association Awards for work produced in 2019 July 5, 2020 (Download the press release here). CONTACT: Cherie Rankin, immediate-past president and 2019 awards organizer Each year, the Working-Class Studies Association (WCSA) issues […]
Volume 5, Issue 1 of the The Journal of Working-Class Studies is out now!
Volume 5, Issue 1 of the The Journal of Working-Class Studies is out now at the journal’s website: https://workingclassstudiesjournal.com/ This issue includes a series of reviewed articles, a review essay, a student essay pod, and book […]
Soliciting Nominations for the 2020-2021 WCSA Election of Officers and Committees
The WCSA Elections Committee is now accepting nominations for the following positions: President – (three years; president-elect/president/past-president) At-Large Steering Committee Members (two years; two vacancies) Chair of the Elections Committee (three years; chair elect/chair/past chair) […]
Black Lives Matter Solidarity Statement from the Working-Class Studies Association
The Working-Class Studies Association releases the following statement (also downloadable as a PDF here) in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and standing in solidarity with people around the world who are protesting against racist […]
Spring 2020 WCSA Book Notes
The Spring 2020 WCSA Book Notes are now available. A PDF with descriptions for each book are available here: BkNtsApr2020.FINAL.
