Vermont Humanities

Blue Collar America

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Reading and Discussion

Who is the working class? Look past the stereotypes to examine the realities of minimum-wage existence, small-town economics, social divisions, and what does or doesn’t constitute the good life.

Books in this Series

  • Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
  • Don Snyder, The Cliff Walk: A Memoir of a Job Lost and a Life Found
  • Philip Levine, What Work Is
  • Richard Russo, Empire Falls

How to Book this Series

Please browse the list of available facilitators below. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

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Questions?

Please contact Richelle Franzoni at (802) 262-1355 or rfranzoni@vermonthumanities.org.

Available Facilitators

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Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Vermont Humanities*** March 16, 2018