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betty-bourgeoisie · 2 years ago

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I think more college students should try doing essays and projects on blue collar labor issues, if for no other reason than to highlight just how under represented blue collar issues are in the academic spaces

#I've done research on all kinds of weird little topics that are hard to find sources on #but the topics I consistently have the most trouble finding academic research on are blue collar labor issues #stuff like safety education for commercial fisherman #which the U.S government actually has LOTS of data on #but I once had to argue a professor into letting me write about it because I could not find a signal academic paper on the subject anywhere #or military wives and involuntary volunteer work - something that ANY military wife will tell you happens all the time #but academic research just doesn't exist about it #I've seen more academic research about aromantic identity than blue collar labor issues for christ sake #academics really hate blue collar industries in a way that's just crazy to me

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