Dissertation Research: Work, Residence, and Politics in a Deindustrializing City

华盛顿大学的詹姆斯·N·格雷戈里·罗伯特·O·赛尔夫博士论文研究将考察1945至1977年间，阶级和种族如何影响加利福尼亚州奥克兰的工作、住所和政治经济的重组。分析的重点是两个历史因素，它们重组了奥克兰的城市工人阶级，极大地改变了劳动力市场，并重塑了城市工业区和居民区的面貌。这些是向服务业生产的转变和非裔美国工人的迁入。研究方法包括对有关奥克兰的二手文献和关于种族、阶级和城市形态的理论文献的回顾。此外，还将审查档案记录。最后，将完成与奥克兰经济发展委员会和其他类似组织成员的一系列口述历史。这项研究将有助于加深对不断变化的城市环境中的种族、阶级的理解。

James N. Gregory Robert O. Self University of Washington The doctoral dissertation research will examine the ways in which class and race shaped the reorganization of work, residence and political economy in Oakland, California between 1945 and 1977. The analysis focuses on two historical factors that reconstituted Oakland's urban working class, dramatically shifted labor markets, and reshaped the appearance of the city's industrial and residential neighborhoods. These were the shift to services production and the in-migration of African-American workers. The research methodology consists of a review of the secondary literature on Oakland and the theoretical literature on race, class and urban morphology. In addition an examination of archival records will be undertaken. Finally a series of oral histories with members of Oakland's economic development council and other similar organizations will be accomplished. The research will contribute to a deeper understanding of race, class in a changing urban milieu.