Category Archives: Classcrits events

ClassCrits VII Call for Papers & Participation, Nov. 14-15, 2014 U.C. Davis

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Martha McCluskey

ClassCrits VII,  Poverty, Precarity, and Work: Struggle and Solidarity in an Era of Permanent(?) Crisis, Sponsored by U.C. Davis School of Law, Davis, CA,  November 14-15, 2014.   See below and top bar for more details on the theme, possible topics, … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Southwestern Law School, host of ClassCrits VI Conference

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Martha McCluskey

Kudos and great thanks to Southwestern Law School for fabulously hosting the ClassCrits conference this past weekend.  Besides providing superb logistical support from first rate staff, Southwestern set the right tone for our discussions by providing an environment shining with … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers and Participation in ClassCrits V: From Madison to Zuccotti Park: Confronting Class and Reclaiming the American Dream

Posted on January 20, 2012 by ublawguest

This workshop, the fifth meeting of ClassCrits, takes on class and the American dream as its theme. The most quintessentially American trait may be our capacity to look past current misfortune and imagine a brighter future.  Americans love a “rags … Continue reading →

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ClassCrits IV; Report-Back

Posted on October 1, 2011 by aharris175

Last weekend’s conference at American University Washington College of Law: “ClassCrits IV: Criminalizing Economic Inequality,” was a terrific success. Thanks to my fellow members of the organizing team, including Martha McCluskey (who took the lead role in assembling and re-assembling … Continue reading →

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