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Gabriel Winant is a historian specializing in labor, political economy, and capitalism. His core research program interrogates the changing forms of social class in modern societies, particularly how economic production influences class composition and the formation of state institutions. His book, Shift: The Fall of Industry and Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America, employs the transformation of Pittsburgh in the twentieth century as a case study to illustrate how deindustrialization dismantled the industrial working class while simultaneously giving rise to a new working class in the service economy. Winant has received several awards for his work, including the Frederick Jackson Turner Prize and the C.L.R. James Award. He is currently developing projects titled Class Conscious and Weary Years: The Politics of Unemployment and Making New Deal Liberalism, which further explore the narratives and complexities of class in America, particularly during times of economic change. His recent publications include various articles in historical journals and an upcoming book on the history of class awareness in America, reflecting on the evolving concepts of social class in relation to state policy and economic shifts.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Teaching and researching topics related to labor, political economy, and social history in the context of American history.
Department of Philosophy