{"id":4,"date":"2025-07-14T11:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:16:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/","title":{"rendered":"The Innovation Network on Cultures of Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our network addresses matters concerning social classes of the past and present. We bring together academic members from the arts, humanities and social sciences and institutions such as museums, libraries, galleries, and connect them with stakeholders in academia, politics, industry and members of the public.&nbsp;Our geographic scope is unlimited we started in Salford but seek to work with people across Britain and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultures of Class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept of class and of social hierarchy is strongly linked to social exclusion. We are therefore concerned with, concepts of class identity, consequences of underrepresentation of social groups, lack of opportunity and access, social bias, and cultural expressions. Our purpose is to supports and connect members across social boundaries. This is why it brings together policy makers, public institutions, community groups, academic researchers, activists and individuals. We promotes inclusivity, and support network activities (events, publications, research projects) that generate impactful outcomes (conferences, public events, journal, exhibitions, oral history and other innovative ways to create and engage).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are interested in how the term \u2018class\u2019 is interpreted and how this changed. We seek to investigate the diverse cultures that developed amongst different social categories and how these perpetuate or remove exclusion, inequalities and equality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group uos-container--full-width-fluid latest-posts-fullwidth-section pb-4 pb-md-5 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container mb-0 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 mb-3 mb-md-4\">Latest posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-105 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-news\">\n<h3 class=\"uos-results-items__item__title wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/events\/walking-tour-friedrich-engels-in-salford-and-manchester\/\" target=\"_self\" >Walking Tour: Friedrich Engels in Salford and Manchester<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"uos-results-items__item__summary wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Event: 28\u00a0November 13:30-16:30 including refreshment stops. Walking Tour with Dr Fadi Shayya <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-103 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-news\">\n<h3 class=\"uos-results-items__item__title wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/events\/social-capital-and-symbolic-power-class-dynamics-in-contemporary-british-television-comedy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Class Dynamics in Contemporary British Television Comedy, Dr. Laura Minor<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"uos-results-items__item__summary wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Event: 13\u00a0November 18:30-19:45, Chapman 4 with Dr. Laura Minor <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-101 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-news\">\n<h3 class=\"uos-results-items__item__title wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/cultures-of-class\/events\/panel-discussion-class-in-the-workplace-from-new-jerusalem-to-the-present-part-of-the-esrc-festival-of-social-science\/\" target=\"_self\" >Panel Discussion: Class in the Workplace from New Jerusalem to the Present (Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"uos-results-items__item__summary wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Event: 24\u00a0October 13:30-15:00, Working Class Movement library, Annexe <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! 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