Ilana Gershon Book Talk: Down and Out in the New Economy, How People Find (or Don’t Find) Work Today
Come hear from Ilana at the San Francisco Public Library for some insights on what it means to consider yourself a business and lessons you can apply to your job search.
This event is hosted by the San Francisco Public Library and JVS (Jewish Vocational Service).
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Ilana Gershon is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University. She is interested in how new media affects highly charged social tasks, such as breaking up or hiring in the United States. She has written The Breakup 2.0: Disconnecting over New Media and most recently Down and Out in the New Economy. She has been a fellow at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and Notre Dame's Institute for Advanced Study.