Working Class Studies Association

Working Class Studies Association

The Working Class Studies Association is the principal professional association for American and international scholars with either interdisciplinary or disciplinary approaches to studying and teaching about the lived experience of working-class people. Its mission is "to promote awareness, growth, and legitimacy of working-class studies internationally."

External links

* [http://www.wcstudies.org/ Working Class Studies Association Web site]


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