Join us at 2nd Story to hear writer Adam Theron-Lee Rensch discuss his book No Home for You Here: A Memoir of Class and Culture. Published by Reaktion Books, his memoir examines the meaning of class in the context of America’s current postindustrial, hypercapitalist reality. Distinguishing issues of class from those of culture, he argues for the importance of foregrounding shared economic conditions over individual beliefs in order to shape a more equitable future.  

This talk takes place in conjunction with Hannah Smith’s solo exhibition, Homestyle, which explores, through her sculptural collages, the failure of the American Dream for a large sector of the working population for whom social mobility remains elusive.

About Adam Theron-Lee Rensch:

Adam Theron-Lee Rensch is the author of No Home For You Here: A Memoir of Class and Culture. He writes frequently for The Brooklyn Rail on class politics and inequality. His current book project traces the historical relationship between university creative writing programs and the decline of working-class literature. He received his PhD in English from The University of Illinois at Chicago in 2022.