2012 UC Humanities Research Institute Working Groups Selected

2012 UC Humanities Research Institute Working Groups Selected

On behalf of the UC Humanities Network, UCHRI is pleased to announce the
selections for the first round of working groups on “The Humanities and
Changing Conceptions of Work”:

Santa Cruz Commons: Activist Research and the Public Humanities
PI: Nancy N. Chen, UC Santa Cruz

 

Working at Living: The Social Relations of Precarity
PI: Eileen Boris, UC Santa Barbara

 

Changing Work, Changing Workforce: Immigrants and their Impact on the
Meanings of Work
PI: Steven McKay, UC Santa Cruz

Selected by the faculty directors of the UC Humanities Consortium from a
competitive pool, these three groups will hit the ground running in January
2012 and work together through the calendar year. Commentary on their work
will be posted on the UC Humanities Forum throughout the year.

For information on how to apply for the 2012-2013 UCHRI Working Groups please visit: http://www.uchri.org/Funding/Programs/uchri-working-groups.php