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Situating Black Reconstruction in the Du Boisian Tradition
ABSTRACT In this paper, I develop a contradictory argument about Black Reconstruction. First, I argue that Black Reconstruction certainly is a masterpiece, and indeed, perhaps one of Du Bois's greatest works. Second, however, I argue that we ought to view Black Reconstruction in the context of Du Bois's overall corpus of scholarship.
Ali Meghji
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THE POWER OF CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT: What Does it Mean to do Critical Urban Scholarship from the South?
Abstract In this essay I reflect upon the challenges of conducting critical urban research from the global South, where profound inequalities and limited resources shape our work and where, at the same time, academics are often called upon for help by communities, social movements and governments alike.
María José Álvarez‐Rivadulla
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Cultivating Community: The role of the Winooski school system in creating positive relationships between city institutions and the refugee population [PDF]
Schools serve as key institutions for absorbing newcomers into American society, as they provide resources, programming, and access points into a community for immigrant children and their families. In Winooski, Vermont, the public school building serves
Hurwitz, Rachel M
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On Being Absorbed: Taking up Dialogic Pedagogy in University Diversity Plans
ABSTRACT What are we to make of the proliferation of Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) programs for social justice education on college campuses? Though the inception of IGD predates many institutions’ diversity plans, increasingly colleges and universities are citing their existing IGD programs in their present‐day plans, as IGDs effectiveness has been well ...
Stephanie D. Hicks
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The Middle Class and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia
Abstract Using Zambia's 2008 Governance Survey, this paper examines the relationship between class, political participation, trust and values. Three notable findings emerge. First, Zambia's middle class is less likely to vote or demonstrate but more distrusting of political institutions and more likely to oppose bridewealth.
Danielle Resnick
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Transnational Tortillas: Race, Gender, and Shop-Floor Politics in Mexico and the United States [PDF]
[Excerpt] In this book I seek to demonstrate the state\u27s central role in the labor process by looking at racialized and gendered aspects of state policies, especially in the U.S.-Mexico border region. In the era of global capitalism—marked by the rise
Munoz, Carolina Bank
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The Rise of Algorithmic Management and Implications for Work and Organisations
ABSTRACT The rise of algorithmic management (AM) is helping to transform work and employment relationships, creating new challenges and opportunities alike. AM leverages machine‐learning algorithms to help automate managerial functions. This raises key questions about its impact on work, organisations, and the broader society.
Mingqiong Mike Zhang +3 more
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Manufacturing Consent revisité
The article briefly presents Manufacturing Consent, a 1979 publication directed by Allis Chalmer that deals with the way in which work discipline for manual labourers is organised through coercion and consent, based in particular on the establishment of ...
Michael Burawoy
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How is Climate Change Changing Agrarian Studies?
ABSTRACT A range of compelling recent literature highlights how climate change is rewriting the intertwined social and environmental processes that comprise agrarian landscapes. Mainstream reaction has been to double down on technical intensification strategies supplemented by a resolute faith in scientific advancement to reduce vulnerabilities.
Kasia Paprocki +4 more
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Spartan Daily September 27, 2012 [PDF]
Volume 139, Issue 16https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/1332/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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