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Tom van Nuenen

Tom van Nuenen is an author and educator based in Berkeley. He is a disciplinary orphan who holds a PhD in culture studies and wrote a book called Scripted Journeys on tourism and digital media. Tom works as a data science consultant at U.C. Berkeley, has published widely on algorithmic culture, and occasionally writes a song. He likes coffee, travel, and the arts—not necessarily in that order.

Posts by Tom van Nuenen

“SWEAT” Unravels Firing of U.S. Steel Workers—at Center REP

“SWEAT” Unravels Firing of U.S. Steel Workers—at Center REP

Reflections Lynn Nottage Exposes How Corporate Profits Trump People by Tom van Nuenen “Sweat,” the Pulitzer-awarded play by Lynn Nottage, is a powerful examination of the capitalist strategy of divide-and-conquer. Race is pitted against race, and generation against generation in America’s Rust Belt. On the drive to the spacious, modern Lesher Center for the…

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