Prairie Post Office: Enlarging the Common Life in Rural North Dakota (2017, NDSU Press), by authors Steven Bolduc (Economics) and Amy Phillips (formerly Social Work), and photographer Wayne Gudmundson (Communications, retired), received a Bronze medal in the Midwest—Best Regional Non-Fiction category of the 2018 IPPY Award. Since 1996, the IPPY Awards have been presented annually by the Independent Publisher Book […]
Tuesday, March 27 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Center for the Arts, Art Annex Need a creative break? Drop by the Center for the Arts to meet the artists of “Behind the Seams,” learn about the artistic process of screenprinting, and screenprint something of your own! No experience necessary. If you want, bring your own cotton t-shirts, tote bags, […]
Tuesday, March 27 | 3-4:30 p.m. | CMU 205 Meet the Minneapolis-based artists of “Behind the Seams.” Rachel Breen and Nickey Robare will speak about the genesis of their pop-up garment factory and the overlap between art and activism, sewing and community engagement. Rachel Breen investigates social justice issues through drawing, installation, performance and public art projects. Experimentation with mediums and […]
Monday, March 26 | 1-4 p.m. | Center for the Arts, Art Annex How did your t-shirt get made? Who sewed your jeans? The garment industry is the world’s second largest contributor to climate change and employs millions across the globe for incredibly low wages. Visit Behind the Seams and watch garment workers while you learn about “fast fashion” and the labor and environmental issues […]
Oscar Flores, Economics, and María del Socorro Gómez, México City, published an article in the most recent issue of Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica. In this article, Flores and Gómez link the results of the 2016 election to structural changes in the US labor market. These changes were particularly intense in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.