Alliance of Working-Class Academics
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We are an international collection of working-class academics who, in 2018, formed the Alliance to support the #workingclass into and through #highereducation
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The edited transcript from my talk is up: "I have severe ethical concerns about attempting to bolster working class support for it [degrowth]. Currently, rather than serving to emancipate the working class... our social class is being de-emancipated." workingclassclimatealliance.com/written-resourโฆ
Is there a looming crisis in Universities? Students are 'starving to study' in a 'Cost-of-Learning-Crisis - could they be helped by a #UBI? My new article: transformingsociety.co.uk/2024/06/18/a-cโฆ #AcademicsStandAgainstPoverty Bristol Uni Press Alliance of Working-Class Academics Academic Chatterโข NUS UK UBI Lab Network ๐๐๐
Co-written by Jon Baldwin and myself, here's our Culture Matters report on Alliance of Working-Class Academics 2024 conference culturematters.org.uk/index.php/cultโฆ Scottish Poverty & Inequality Research Unit GCU Events Journal of Class and Culture Academic Chatterโข Dr. Pamela L Graham David Archibald Bram E. Gieben Gregor Gall Angela McRobbie Scottish Left Review Valerie Houghton
Our ever popular and welcoming #workingclass #PhD and #research student support group is run by and for working-class students and assisted by working-class academics. If you would like to join a great group of people ๐ [email protected] for details. #phdlife #highereducation
Our next ever popular #workingclass #PhD and #research student support group - run by and for working-class students and assisted by working-class academics - is on Mon 29th at 5pm (online). If you would like to join a great group of people ๐ [email protected] for details. ๐
Responding to #poverty through knowledge and research to build a #socialjustice model Alliance of Working-Class Academics Policy@Manchester Social Responsibility Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) Power, Inequality, Activism UoM Humanities UoM Humanities Impact The Working Class Collective
Alliance of Working-Class Academics Attended my first session with Alliance of Working-Class Academics this evening. A great space for sharing ideas and reciprocal support.
Thanks to everyone at Alliance of Working-Class Academics today for an enjoyable meeting. I don't feel quite as isolated as I did prior to it. ๐
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! The NCRTJ and Alliance of Working-Class Academics 1 day Conf, 'Class, Race, Place: Exploring Intersectionality for Access to Higher Education Globally': Wadawurrung Country [Ballarat, Aus] & online. 6/12/24. ITโS FREE. Join usโ๐พ Professor Emma-Jaye Gavin ๐ Pls RT/ share ๐ซถ๐พ eventbrite.com/e/class-race-pโฆ
Richard Sedgley Lisa Mckenzie The Working Class Collective Dr Jenny Thatcher Alliance of Working-Class Academics Teresa Crew Antony Carpen CarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social Class Divide Dr Craig Johnston Dr Rachel Broady Nysha Chantel Givans Sasha Josette RECLAIM Great funding opportunity for working class voices in SW England ๐๐
Hive mind: can anybody direct me to the percentage of working-class (medical) doctors? I have the Social Mobility Commission report from 2016, and Friedman et al's 2017 study, but wondered if there is anything more recent? Thank you ๐ซ Alliance of Working-Class Academics
Our next Doctoral #phd student support meeting takes place 7-9pm on Thu 26th Sept, with Dr Louise Folkes (Office for Students) and Ruth Winden University of Leeds) talking about non-academic research careers. If you are interested in attending, please email [email protected].