When | Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 2:30 – 4 p.m. |
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Campus location | Communications Building (CMU) |
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Campus room | 202 |
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Event Types | Lectures/Seminars, Special Events, Not Specified |
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| | Description | Daily Labors: Marketing Identity and Bodies on a New York City Street Corner
Carolyn Pinedo-Turnovsky spent nearly three years visiting with African American men and Latino immigrant men who looked for work as day laborers at a Brooklyn street intersection. Her fascinating ethnography, Daily Labors, considers these immigrants and citizens as active participants in their social and economic life. They not only work for wages but also labor daily to institute change, create knowledge, and contribute new meanings to shape their social world.Reception to follow. |
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