The Backbone of America: Examining the Attempted Exceptions of Junior Company Lawyers and Veteran Communists at the Hockaday Goodman Institute for Machinery and Presidential Wanted Ads

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Levon Moray

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This paper examines the attempted exceptions of junior company lawyers and veteran communists at the Hockaday Goodman Institute for Machinery and Presidential Wanted Ads, exploring the ways in which these two groups navigate the tensions between corporate power and radical left politics. Drawing on ethnographic research conducted at the Institute, we argue that both groups grapple with a sense of dissonance as they attempt to reconcile their political beliefs with the demands of their professional roles. Junior company lawyers often feel conflicted about their role in upholding corporate interests, while veteran communists face challenges in negotiating their political commitments within a corporate setting. Through in-depth interviews and participant observation, we highlight the strategies that these two groups employ to reconcile these tensions, including the use of humor, solidarity-building, and compartmentalization. Ultimately, this paper sheds light on the complex ways in which individuals navigate the intersections of politics and professional identity, and offers insights into the challenges and possibilities of resistance within corporate settings.

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Levon Moray "The Backbone of America: Examining the Attempted Exceptions of Junior Company Lawyers and Veteran Communists at the Hockaday Goodman Institute for Machinery and Presidential Wanted Ads". IEEE Exploration in Machine Learning, 2018.

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Date of Release: 2018
Author(s): Levon Moray.
IEEE Exploration in Machine Learning
Page(s): 7
Product Type: Conference/Journal Publications