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AbstractAuthors define their approach to academic labor scholarship and activism. They note challenges to engaging with labor in scholarship and practice and call for normalizing discourse about class and labor in relation to the university. The authors suggest directions for future scholarship and activism in local institutions and professional associations.

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Rhetoric & Public Affairs
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2021-03-01
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10.14321/rhetpublaffa.24.1-2.0109
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