Marc W. Steinberg                                         

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Marc spent virtually all of his Wonder Bread years in Pittsburgh , PA. He received a B.A. and M.A. in History from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan . Marc's previous research concentrated on collective action, historical class formation, language and ideology, and 19th-century English working-class history. He is current project on the role of labour law in class conflict and gender processes in work in mid-Victorian England . His articles on class formation and conflict, law and the labor process and social movement culture have appeared in journals such as Social Movement Studies, The International Review of Social History, The American Journal of Sociology and Theory and Society. His book Fighting Words: Working-Class Formation, Collective Action and Discourse in Early Nineteenth-Century England, is published by Cornell University Press.

Marc enjoys endorphins and alternative rock music. He spends time torturing himself on exercise equipment and listening to music. His current favorite music artists include Bad Religion, the Caesars, the Eyeliners, Sleater-Kinney, and Social Distortion.

Phone: 413 - 585 - 3443

Office Location: Wright Hall 203

Office Hours: T 10:00-12:00, F 1:00-2:30 and by appt.

Email: mwsteinb@email.smith.edu

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