Stanley Aronowitz

Stanley Aronowitz (1933–2021) was an American sociologist, labor organizer, political activist, and scholar of education, class, culture, and Marxism. He was a distinguished professor of sociology and urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he also directed the Center for the Study of Culture, Technology, and Work. Before entering academia, Aronowitz worked as a steelworker and union organizer and was active in the civil rights movement.

Aronowitz authored, co-authored, or edited more than 25 books, including False Promises: The Shaping of American Working Class Consciousness, Science as Power, How Class Works, The Death and Life of American Labor, and The Knowledge Factory: Dismantling the Corporate University and Creating True Higher Learning.