Cody R. Melcher

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Loyola University New Orleans; CUNY PhD; class, race, and economic insecurity; (he/him)

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

My article "Black Lives Matter and the Changing Sociological Canon" was just published. In the article, I show that BLM is responsible for an exponential increase in the assignment of Black authors in sociology courses. https://t.co/THoJ39UcKz

[Historical Materialism Journal @histmat]

Coming out soon: Cody R. Melcher, Olivier Maheo, and Esther Cyna (eds): Class, Race, and the US South. American Politics and Society through the Lens of Michael Goldfield's Work
https://t.co/nlev5mYfCU

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

Latest from the Spencer Lindsay and Cody Melcher dream team: "Investigating the Origins of Status Threat among White Americans," in Public Opinion Quarterly @OUPAcademic. Using several survey experiments, we suggest that racism has a material base.
https://t.co/VGaOVV2Lnr

[Joseph van der Naald @jvandernaald]

@cody_melcher and I wrote a little something about labor in the US South.

[Spectre Journal @JournalSpectre]

https://t.co/E9BezolVlz

Hey hey! This week we're proud to have this piece by @cody_melcher, CK Seymour, and @jvandernaald.

Cody, CK, and Joey analyze the struggles surrounding Jim Crow's emergence and highlight some of the political possibilities occluded by standard accounts.

[Zachary Levenson @grundrza]

We're putting the finishing touches on the next issue of @JournalSpectre, featuring contributions from @emanabdelhadi, Andy Clarno, @pappe54, Nigel Gibson, Sean Larson, @cody_melcher, @brouillettese, and more – shipping to subscribers in a month!

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[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

New pub at @CritSoc; we show that socialists are less racist, more pro-redistribution, & more class conscious than non-socialist liberals. Likely surprising to libs who continually label socialists as having a "race problem." https://t.co/Qd0o0LNuiK

[Zachary Levenson @grundrza]

The Nov issue of @JournalSpectre features an interview @DrTithi1917 did w/ @pappe54, as well interviews w/ @Gargi_at_home and @emanabdelhadi, features by Andy Clarno and Nigel Gibson, @cody_melcher on Du Bois, some 🔥 review essays (incl. @brouillettese on Bev Best), & much more

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

@MinwooJungPhD I recently had a terrible experience with an ASA journal--almost two years of reviews because of the editor's unresponsiveness. Eventually accepted, but what a stressful experience.

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

Joesph van der Naald (@jvandernaald) and I on the extraordinarily high levels of class consciousness in the US South, contra the "South as backwards" myth in @jlso_brill
https://t.co/guUSgsGSZ9

[Political Behavior @PolBehavior]

Check out @cody_melcher's March issue article "Economic Self-Interest and Americans' Redistributive, Class, and Racial Attitudes: The Case of Economic Insecurity" here!
https://t.co/N7OEGxSNuU

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

I'm organizing a #laborspring teach-in at @LoyolaNOLA on April 21 at 3PM. New Orleans peeps should come to learn about Louisiana labor history and contemporary union struggles in New Orleans.

[Esther Cyna @esthercyna.bsky.social @esther_cyna]

Direction Créteil @UPECactus aujourd’hui pour un lineup exceptionnel ! @cody_melcher @marieadmenard @kalilou_barry @eidlin @DanLaBotz et bien d’autres ✨ #sudUS23

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

New pub alert. I show that economic insecurity is systematically and causally related to the racial attitudes of white Americans. Most importantly, while this message may be hidden under layers of statistics, these results indicate that white supremacy is inherent to capitalism.

[ASA Section on Labor and Labor Movements @asa_labor]

Check out section member @cody_melcher's recent piece on the ongoing dining worker organizing campaign at Loyola University in @jacobin magazine: https://t.co/4vRjKUcdWL

[UNITE HERE @unitehere]

.@Loyola_NOLA's history is so relevant for @sodexoUSA dining workers’ struggle today. Thank you @cody_melcher.

https://t.co/CYIOH0UZZd

[Joseph van der Naald @jvandernaald]

A fascinating bit of Southern labor history. @cody_melcher on the forgotten legacy of New Orleans Catholic labor radical Louis Twomey.

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

My latest for @jacobin:

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Catholic radical Louis J. Twomey’s labor institute at Loyola University New Orleans trained a generation of workers for class struggle. A union drive among the university’s food service workers draws on that legacy of the best of Catholic trade unionism.
https://t.co/sVfM98vHGP

[Cody R. Melcher @cody_melcher]

My first article in @jacobin! pls read

[Jacobin @jacobin]

No major US poll has asked if respondents identify as socialist, much less what they actually think. A new survey finds that socialists aren’t just more pro-redistribution and class-conscious than liberals — they’re also far less racist and xenophobic. https://t.co/aqCiubPM3H

[matt lacouture @mattlacouture]

Check out @cody_melcher in @jacobin on “What do socialists actually believe?” https://t.co/T6aEtTU2Hl