University Forum Lecture: Women Casino Workers
When: Feb. 21, 2012, 7:30pm - 8:30pmCampus Location: Marjorie Barrick Museum / Harry Reid Center
Office/Remote Location: Auditorium
The College of Liberal Arts presents the University Forum Lecture "Women Casino Workers: An Appreciation Long Overdue" a talk by Susan Chandler, professor of social work, University of Nevada, Reno
Author Susan Chandler explores the untold stories of women’s labor within Nevada’s gaming industry. The talk draws from her recently published book, Casino Women (Cornell, 2011), and ten years of interviews with women who worked as maids, cocktail waitresses, cooks, laundry workers, dealers and pit bosses. She explores the persistence of gender-typed jobs, women’s coping strategies in a sexualized work place, and the pivotal role of the Culinary union.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Name: Phyllis Thompson
Office: College of Liberal Arts
Phone: 702-895-3401
E-mail: liberalarts@unlv.edu
Event Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts dean's office and co-sponsored by the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada, the Women’s Studies program, the departments of History and Sociology and the School of Social Work, UNLV
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