Shannan Clark
@shannanclark.bsky.social
Historian of labor, media, and cities. Teacher and trade unionist. Author of The Making of the American Creative Class: http://tinyurl.com/yc98a2xn. Vote in NY-10, heart in MO-1, paycheck in NJ-11. Also in https://scholarsforanewdealforhighered.org
I'm feeling pretty depressed today about the impending liquidation of my department by vandals and scammers who think they're entitled to be hailed as transformative visionaries, but at least I got to sign off on this:
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'm feeling pretty depressed today about the impending liquidation of my department by vandals and scammers who think they're entitled to be hailed as transformative visionaries, but at least I got to sign off on this:
This is our Popular Front against fascism dawg:
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is our Popular Front against fascism dawg:
The wonderful people at the Board of Elections also threw in this bonus in recognition of my being the 873rd early voter today at the Red Hook Rec Center.
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The wonderful people at the Board of Elections also threw in this bonus in recognition of my being the 873rd early voter today at the Red Hook Rec Center.
So long until December...
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So long until December...
"New York's Nut"
September 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"New York's Nut"
Okay, "friend" = me (and my spouse)
September 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Okay, "friend" = me (and my spouse)
Because reasons.
September 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Because reasons.
So long until mid-October...
August 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
So long until mid-October...
Summer is the season for faculty without sabbaticals at institutions where administrators openly express their contempt for creating new knowledge. So tonight I'm keeping my queer shoulder to the wheel by plugging away on an article on anti-Vietnam War activism in the US labor movement.
August 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Summer is the season for faculty without sabbaticals at institutions where administrators openly express their contempt for creating new knowledge. So tonight I'm keeping my queer shoulder to the wheel by plugging away on an article on anti-Vietnam War activism in the US labor movement.
Still got it after all these years:
August 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Still got it after all these years:
Very much enjoyed @andrewhartman.bsky.social discussing Karl Marx In America with @devintoshea.bsky.social this evening at @leviathanbookstore.bsky.social in St. Louis. The joint was packed. I'm looking forward to starting the book.
August 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Very much enjoyed @andrewhartman.bsky.social discussing Karl Marx In America with @devintoshea.bsky.social this evening at @leviathanbookstore.bsky.social in St. Louis. The joint was packed. I'm looking forward to starting the book.
We used to be a real country, part 872,359:
July 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
We used to be a real country, part 872,359:
From a 1988 forum organized by District 65. The more things change...
July 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
From a 1988 forum organized by District 65. The more things change...
This forum must have been rad.
July 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This forum must have been rad.
Apparently this is the only fucking Pacer that Karl Anthony Towns can handle:
May 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Apparently this is the only fucking Pacer that Karl Anthony Towns can handle:
🎶 Crafternoon Delight 🎶
May 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🎶 Crafternoon Delight 🎶
Stunned by the damage I saw from the tornado that hit St. Louis this afternoon:
May 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Stunned by the damage I saw from the tornado that hit St. Louis this afternoon:
STL loves its hometown Celtic. This tribute is a few blocks from Ma Clark's homestead. I'm a rabid Knicks fan, but I feel bummed for Tatum.
May 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
STL loves its hometown Celtic. This tribute is a few blocks from Ma Clark's homestead. I'm a rabid Knicks fan, but I feel bummed for Tatum.
My "personal brand":
May 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
My "personal brand":
Let's show the fascist authoritarians and tyrants the power of working-class solidarity. I hope to see some of you tomorrow at Foley Square.
April 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Let's show the fascist authoritarians and tyrants the power of working-class solidarity. I hope to see some of you tomorrow at Foley Square.
And possibly the last commute home from the joint:
April 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
And possibly the last commute home from the joint: