Grad Center Sociology colloquium featuring Prof. Shannon Gleeson of Cornell University.

Prof. Gleeson will be speaking on, “Precarious Claims: The Promise and Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States”.  The talk is at 3 pm in the 6th Floor Sociology Lounge at 365 Fifth Ave and will be followed by a reception.

Shannon Gleeson earned her Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008. She joined the faculty of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations in Fall 2014, after six years in the Latin American & Latino Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on the experiences of low-wage workers, the role of immigrant documentation status, and legal mobilization. She has also conducted research on immigrant civic engagement and the bureaucratic processes of labor standards enforcement. Her newest book to be released in October 2016 from University of California Press is entitled “Precarious Claims: The Promise and Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States.” Her previous publications include a book entitled “Conflicting Commitments: The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston” (Cornell University Press) as well as several journal articles in the American Journal of Sociology, Latino Studies, Law & Social Inquiry, Law & Society Review, International Migration, and Social Science & Medicine.