Ian Afflerbach, University of North Georgia – The “Scab” as a

Ian Afflerbach, University of North Georgia – The “Scab” as a Metaphor in American Labor Politics

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Some insults end up forgotten to history, and some remain. What makes the difference? Ian Afflerbach, associate professor of American literature at the University of North Georgia, looks into this with current events on the mind. Ian Afflerbach is an Associate Professor at the University of North Georgia. He teaches courses on Modern American Fiction, […]

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