valerie walkerdine – Working-Class Studies Association

The 2019 Working-Class Studies Association conference is underway here at the University of Kent in Canterbury!

Yesterday’s opening plenary included an engaging discussion on “Why Working-Class Studies,” involving Geoff Bright (Manchester Metropolitan University), Sweta Rajan-Rankin (University of Kent), Paul Sng (Filmmaker and Writer), Valerie Walkerdine (Cardiff University), and Discussant: Sherry Linkon (Georgetown University). We have had three sets of concurrent panels covering a diverse range of engaging projects, and the public lecture by Professor Satnam Virdee on “Race, Class and the Politics of Solidarity” is ongoing.

We are looking forward to tonight’s Conference Dinner and WCSA Awards Ceremony, which will include the 2019 WCSA Lifetime Achievement Award for musician and activist Billy Bragg.

Please review the full conference programme for upcoming events, and follow @wcstudies on Twitter to see the latest Tweets about conference activities.

Please note the line-up of WCSA officers for 2018-2019. Congratulation to all involved in the election process, and especially the Elections Committee (Jackie Gabriel, Jeremy Baker and Lisa Kirby).

Steering Committee:

· President: Cherie Rankin, Heartland Community College

· Past-President: Terry Easton, University of North Georgia

· President-Elect: Scott Henkel, University of Wyoming

· Secretary: Courtney Maloney, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

· Treasurer: Ken Estey, Brooklyn College

At-Large Members:

· Asia Muhammad, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

· Christine Walley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

· Nathaniel Heggins Bryant, California State University, Chico

· Megan Osborn, Virginia Commonwealth University

Elections Committee:

· Chair: Jeremy Baker, University of New Mexico & Columbus State Community College

· Past-Chair: Jackie Gabriel, Western State Colorado University

· Matti Ron, University of East Anglia

Working-Class Academics Section:

· Chair: Debbie Warnock, Bennington College

· Chair-Elect: Valerie Walkerdine, Cardiff University

· Past-Chair: Mara Fridell, University of Manitoba

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