The Brave New Economy: Internships and Precarious Labor
Ross Perlin and Stanley Aronowitz
Thursday 26 April, 2012
6:30 - 7:30pm, $0
The Graduate Center, Sociology Lounge
365 Fifth Avenue, Floor 6
The author of Intern Nation talks to Stanley Aronowitz about the current state of work for young people
Since the release of the hardcover edition of Perlin's groundbreaking work, Intern Nation, almost a year ago, the bigger picture surrounding the rise of internships has become clearer than ever. A substantial backlash to the exploitative system of unpaid labor is steadily growing, underscored by the recent high-profile lawsuits brought against Fox Searchlight, Hearst and other companies that routinely employ interns without pay. Intern Nation, the first book-length exposé of the world of interns, has received critical acclaim and continues to serve as the definitive study on this pressing issue. Perlin has recently appeared in the New York Times, Slate, USA Today, and other major media outlets to discuss the 'rogue' interns who have filed lawsuits against their former employers, interns at the Foxconn factory in China, and the role of Occupy Wall Street in challenging these unfair labor practices.
Join Ross Perlin with moderator Stanley Aronowitz on April 26 at the CUNY Graduate Center for a talk on the current state of precarious labor, the new forms of resistance to unpaid work that are germinating across the country, and the ways in which universities can help put the lid on illegal internships.
Since the release of the hardcover edition of Perlin's groundbreaking work, Intern Nation, almost a year ago, the bigger picture surrounding the rise of internships has become clearer than ever. A substantial backlash to the exploitative system of unpaid labor is steadily growing, underscored by the recent high-profile lawsuits brought against Fox Searchlight, Hearst and other companies that routinely employ interns without pay. Intern Nation, the first book-length exposé of the world of interns, has received critical acclaim and continues to serve as the definitive study on this pressing issue. Perlin has recently appeared in the New York Times, Slate, USA Today, and other major media outlets to discuss the 'rogue' interns who have filed lawsuits against their former employers, interns at the Foxconn factory in China, and the role of Occupy Wall Street in challenging these unfair labor practices.
Join Ross Perlin with moderator Stanley Aronowitz on April 26 at the CUNY Graduate Center for a talk on the current state of precarious labor, the new forms of resistance to unpaid work that are germinating across the country, and the ways in which universities can help put the lid on illegal internships.