Baby Marx in production
Bartholomew Ryan on Baby Marx
Frances Fox Piven on Labor and the Left
This week, Frances Fox Piven stops by Office Hours for a discussion of the impact of labor on the American Left. Topics include labor history, globalization and labor, and the future of labor strikes.
Juliet Schor on Plenitude
Last week, Juliet Schor visited the U of M campus to give two talks about her new book, Plenitude, and her research on values-based consumption. While in town, she sat down with Jesse Wozniak for a great discussion about consumption and sustainability.
Depression Chic with Bryant Simon
This episode we talk with Bryant Simon, author of the Summer 2010 Contexts culture review, Depression Chic — Shopping Our Way To Recovery. Topics include “inconspicuous conspicuous consumption”, the politics of depression in the 1930s and today, Simon’s book Everything but the Coffee: Learning about America from Starbucks, and what historians and sociologists can learn from one another.
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- Depression Chic on the CBS Morning Show
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- Depression Chic by Designer Benjamin Bixby
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- Depression Chic by Designer Benjamin Bixby
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- Depression Chic
Also, Sarah awards The Society Page of the Week to A Public Display of Emotion from Citings & Sightings.
Linda J. Waite on Sexuality and Aging
Linda J. Waite, author of Sexuality Has No Expiration Date from the Summer 2010 issue of Contexts, separates the facts from the myths and stereotypes about sexuality and aging.
Also: Jesse picks the first Society Page of the Week: A Tale of Two Simulacra: Market Meets Jersey Shore by Brooke Harrington on Economic Sociology.
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