Anthropologist, journalist, and acclaimed author Brian Goldstone will deliver a talk on his groundbreaking book, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, as part of the City of Iowa City’s Lens Webinar Series.
Goldstone’s reporting shines a light on the hidden struggles of working families experiencing homelessness across the United States. Through vivid storytelling and on-the-ground research, he challenges common assumptions and exposes the urgent realities of this national crisis. His work uncovers the economic forces driving families into precarious living conditions while also honoring the resilience and humanity of those navigating them.
This Lens Webinar offers a powerful opportunity to examine the intersection of labor, housing, and inequality in America today. Attendees will gain unique insight into how housing insecurity is reshaping the lives of working families — and the nation as a whole.
Brian Goldstone is a journalist and cultural anthropologist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and other leading publications. His reporting focuses on inequality, labor, and housing in contemporary America, blending deep ethnographic research with compelling narrative storytelling.
Don’t miss the chance to hear directly from one of today’s most insightful voices on the realities of housing insecurity in America.
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