Caroline Luce

@lucecaroline.bsky.social

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American labor history / Jewish studies / digital humanities UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment UC-AFT Comms crew memorywork.irle.ucla.edu carolineluce.com

Promotional image of the yellow and blue cover of the book “Yiddish in the Land of Sunshine: Race, Labor, and Jewish Radicalism in Los Angeles” accompanied by offer to “Save 30% when you use code NYUAU30 at checkout on NYUPRESS.org”
Comic titled “stepping stones”. A working back navigates treacherous waters towards a rising run in the distance labeled “emancipation IWW.” The stones read education, agitation, and organization
Text reads “when we lose our fear, they lose their power” and group of brown families stand together. A woman holding a baby raises her hand as if to signal stop
A boss is seated holding two sacks of money. A worker (his muscular arm is labeled “clockmaker”) has wrenched his mouth open and inserted a rod labeled “general strike” to hold it open. The image is labeled “the only remedy for surfeit”. The caption at the bottom of the image reads: “clockmaker: a bad case of excessive grubbing sir; since prolonged abuses require dramatic measures, this is the only remedy that will prove effective.”
Ruthie Wilson Gilmore stands at a dias with an image of the golden hills of California behind her
Image taken from an abolitionist pamphlet mapping the interior design of the boats used to transport enslaved people - more info at: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1h295.html
A venn diagram of AI companies revealing a confusing swirl of capitalism fuckery
Four educators pose together for a picture at the May Day march in LA. Two wear UClA Labor Studies tshirts. One is holding a sing that says “No Kings - Due Process - Academic Freedom” and another “Public Education is A Right”
A large crowd gathered outside of the ucla student center carrying pickets that read “UAW on strike! Unfair Labor Practice”
Scene of a city scape where the word “Wages” serves as the foundation, holding up buildings labeled “homes” “community services” “parks” “playgrounds” “schools “government” “industry” and “agriculture”
Screenshot of article header “rubble from bone: Tom Stevenson writes about Operation Iron Swords” London Review of Books Feb 8, 2024