Riot or Rebellion?: The Meaning of Violent Protest from the 1960s to George Floyd

Institute for Social Research - 1430 426 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI, United States

This event is part of the Institute for Social Research series in honor of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This hybrid event will take place at the Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson St.) with live viewing available via Zoom https://umich.zoom.us/s/92773421482. The decades since the civil rights movement are considered by

PSC Brownbag Series: The Unemployment Institution

Institute for Social Research - 1430 426 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI, United States

In the Tolls of Uncertainty, Sarah Damaske argues unemployment is an institution—like workplaces, families, or schools—that both generates and reproduces inequalities. Like other fundamental parts of American society that are central to adult life, unemployment is governed by state and federal laws and bureaucracies, structured by organizations, and shaped by shared language & customs. And,