Archives: Publications
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The Greater Evil: Radical Unions and the End of Industrial Feudalism
In the coalfields of the American West, radical labor unions waged some of the most intense and consequential struggles in American history. The Greater Evil examines how organizations like the Industrial Workers of the World (the “Wobblies”) and the United…
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Journal of the West
This special issue of the Journal of the West features Eric Margolis’s photographic research documenting Colorado coal mining communities. The issue presents a visual history of mining towns, working conditions, and the people who lived and labored in the western…
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Drug Policy in the Time of AIDS: The Development of Outreach in San Francisco
As the AIDS epidemic swept through American cities in the 1980s, San Francisco became a laboratory for innovative public health responses — including the controversial development of outreach programs targeting injection drug users. This article by Eric Margolis examines how…
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Dissed in the Department: Women of Color Graduate Students Talk about Integrating Sociology
What happens when women of color enter the predominantly white, male world of graduate sociology? In Dissed in the Department, Eric Margolis and Mary Romero give voice to graduate students whose experiences reveal a hidden curriculum of exclusion operating within…
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Between Feast and Famine: Coal Communities in the American West
In the American West, coal mining communities experienced dramatic cycles of growth and decline that shaped generations of workers and their families. Between Feast and Famine documents the volatile economic and social conditions in these communities, where periods of booming…
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On Using Found Object Photographs in School Research
Photographs found in archives, flea markets, and family collections offer rich but methodologically challenging material for educational research. In this article, Eric Margolis and Jeremy Rowe develop a framework for using “found object” photographs as primary sources for studying schools…