Academic Background: PhD in English, University of Kent; MA, University of Aberdeen.
Research Interests: Cultural studies, labor studies, urban sociology, and the political economy of culture.
Appointments: Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, NYU; Director, American Studies Program, NYU.
Publications: Author, Creditocracy and the Case for Debt Refusal (OR Books, 2014); Nice Work If You Can Get It (NYU Press).
Editorial Contributions: Editorial board member, Social Text.
Additional Contributions: Organizer of public forums on labor rights; Frequent contributor to The Nation and The Guardian.