Lecture Series 2005-2006

Youngstown State University

Center for Working-Class Studies

 

Lecture Series 2005-2006

 

November 15, 2005, Presidential Suites, Kilcawley Center, 7:30 p.m.

   Wal-Mart and the Wal-Martization of American Industry

  Thomas Palley, Former Chief Economist, US-China Economic and Security Commission and author of  Plenty of Nothing: The

   Downsizing of the American Dream and the Case for Structural Keynesianism

   Inconjunction with the showing of Wal-Mart:  The Hidden Costs of Low Prices

   Co-sponsored by the Economics Department and the WCBA

 

January 25, 2006, Lecture Hall, McDonough Museum, 6:00 p.m.

   Memorializing Steelwork:  Public Art in Youngstown

   Greg Moring, Art Department/YSU and Sherry Linkon, American Studies/YSU

   Co-sponsored by the Art Department and McDonough Museum

 

February 16, 2006, Presidential Suite, Kilcawley Center, 7:30 p.m.

   Poetry Reading

   Diane Gilliam Fisher, CWCS Community Affiliate, author of Kettle Bottom and One of Everything

   Co-sponsored by the English Department

 

March 30, 2006, Chestnut Room, Kilcawley Center, noon

   The Ethical Challenges of Globalization

   John Coleman, S.J.  Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Professor of Social Values

   Co-sponsored by the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department

 

April 25, 2006, Presidential Suite, Kilcawley Center, 7:30 p.m.

   Journalism of Work and Class

   Paul Nyden, Senior Reporter, Charleston Gazette

   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.