Why Class Matters
What does class mean, and how does it help us understand politics? Is ‘class’ a descriptive category, or a dynamic and exploitative process? Do class centred strategies sideline struggles against racial and gender based oppression?
Join the LBC and Charles Umney to discuss why social class remains a fundamental presence in the 21st century, and the implications that a socialist conception of class has for our politics.
Charles Umney is a Lecturer at the University of Leeds. He teaches, researches and writes on the subjects of trade unionism, working conditions and employment policy across Europe, and has also published extensively on the topic of working life in live music. He is the author of Class Matters (Pluto, 2018).
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