Rebecca Schein

Biography

Rebecca Schein earned her doctorate in the History of Consciousness Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  Her research interests include: Marxist political economy and cultural studies; the commodification and decommodification of public goods and services; rights, commons, citizenship, and moral claims; mutual aid and social movement dynamics; social movement or community unionism; and political cultures of solidarity.

In addition to regular teaching in the Human Rights BA, Dr. Schein works with graduate students through cross-appointments to the Institute of Political Economy, the Department of Sociology, and the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art, and Culture.