by ncarsenault | Jul 8, 2019 | 2015, Economics, History & Social Sciences, Human Rights, International, Politics
Presented by Kayla Vigil Nuguid, Michel Nowak, Bill Singerman, Meghan Thomas. Videos Four Chicago-area educators share their experiences in teaching about inequality in the social studies and history classrooms. Bill Singerman shared the following Vimeo...
by ncarsenault | Jul 8, 2019 | 2015, Conflict, Economics, Egypt, History & Social Sciences, Middle East, Politics, Tunisia
Reading The Bread Revolutions of 2011: Teaching Political Economies of the Middle East Video Pete Moore (Marcus A. Hanna Associate Professor in Politics, Case Western Reserve University) talks about how long-standing inequalities and fiscal crises contributed...
by ncarsenault | Jul 8, 2019 | 2015, Economics, History & Social Sciences, Human Rights, Politics, United States
Readings Justice for Nail Salon Workers Perfect Nails, Poisoned Workers Something Rotten in NYC Nail Salons The State of the Unions 2015: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in America The Price of Nice Nails Video Virginia Parks (Associate...
by ncarsenault | Jul 8, 2019 | 2015, Economics, History & Social Sciences, Human Rights, International, Politics
Presented by Saskia Sassen (Professor of Sociology, Columbia University & The Committee on Global Thought). Reading The middle classes: An historic actor in today’s global world Web Links A Short of History of Vultures [behind pay-wall] The Language...
by ncarsenault | Jul 8, 2019 | 2015, Conflict, East Asia, Economics, History & Social Sciences, Japan, Politics, United States
Presented by Ryan Yokota (Ph.D. Candidate in East Asian History, University of Chicago). Web Links Ryan Yokota’s Papers on Academia.edu Nikkei Chicago
by ncarsenault | Jul 8, 2019 | 2015, Art, Film & Literature, Economics, History & Social Sciences, Human Rights, International, Politics
Video Jeff McCarter (Founder & Executive Director, Free Spirit Media) talks about how young people from low-income neighborhoods in Chicago can benefit from education and hands-on training in media production. Web Link Free Spirit...
