Resilience & Adversity in the Lives of Working-Class Americans
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
In an era marked by growing inequality and cultural dissonance, the voices of working-class Americans often go unheard. This panel features Sarah Smarsh and Alice Driver, two powerful chroniclers of the challenges facing this community. Smarsh’s Bone of the Bone compiles essays that dissect class division, political fissures, and the environment, weaving personal narratives with broader social critique. Meanwhile, Driver’s Life and Death of the American Worker shines a light on the immigrant workers fighting for dignity in the face of toxic labor practices at one of America’s largest meatpacking companies. This discussion will focus on the realities of working-class life, the complexities of immigrant experiences, and the resilience required to confront systemic challenges.
- Books: Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company, Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class
- Book Type: Non Fiction
- Authors: Alice Driver, Sarah Smarsh
- Moderator: John McMurtrie
- Book Signing: 4:15 PM at Main Signing Tent