Lecture Series 2003-2004

Youngstown State University

Center for Working-Class Studies

 

Lecture Series 2003-2004

 

October 9, 2003, Ohio Room, Kilcawley Center, 7:30 p.m.

The Invisible Employers in Immigration Law Enforcement: The Case of the "Chandler Roundup" in Arizona

Mary Romero, School of Justice Studies, Arizona State University, author of Maid in the USA

Co-sponsored by the Criminal Justice Department

 

November 17, 2003, Presidential Suite, Kilcawley Center, 7:30 p.m.

The Consequences of Class in Italian-American Culture

Fred Gardaphe, Italian/American Studies Program, SUNY-Stony Brook, President of the American Italian Historical Association and author of Leaving Little Italy

Co-sponsored by the American Studies Program

 

February 25, 2004, Presidential Suite, Kilcawley Center, 7:30 p.m.

The Relationship Between the Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement: Connections, Contradictions, and Contemporary Lessons

Dorian Warren, Political Science Department, Yale University and Erskine Peters Fellow in African-American Studies, University of Notre Dame

Co-sponsored by the Africana Studies Program and Labor Studies

 

April 26, 2004, Presidential Suite, Kilcawley Center, 7:30 p.m.

Crossing Class Boundaries:  Blue Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams

Alfred Lubrano, reporter, Philadelphia Inquirer, contributing writer, GQ, and author of Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams

Press Day Presentation: Working-Class Roots and the Development of a Reporter

Co-sponsored by the Journalism Program

 

The Center for Working-Class Studies is a multidisciplinary teaching and research center devoted to the study of working-class life and culture. The CWCS is funded by Youngstown State University and a grant from the Ford Foundation.