I’m still in shock that this is my final blog post for the semester. I feel like I have a lot left to do on my MA Project, but I also am very proud of all the work I’ve done on my MA Project so far. The feedback I received on my Proof of Concept …
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Week 12 – Connecting the Starbucks Dots
For my second-to-last (!!) blog post, I decided to read a chapter from Professor Bryant Simon’s (2009) book Everything but the Coffee: Learning about America from Starbucks. I read Chapter 6: Not-So-Green Cups, a look at Starbucks’ environmental messaging and how it ends up at odds with the less-than eco-friendly realities of Starbucks business practices. …
Week 11 – How is it week 11?
This week, I decided to read scholar John Logan’s piece High-Octane Organizing at Starbucks. This piece was a useful look into the recent history of how Starbucks Workers United organized beginning in 2021 in Buffalo, NY, with special attention to Starbucks’ union busting techniques. The piece also discussed the unique flexibility of the SBWU organizing …
Week 10 – Studying Up
This week, I decided to read a piece shared with me by Dr Shaw. One of my committee members Yvonne Latty, a seasoned journalist, told me I should get an opinion from Starbucks in my documentary to avoid it turning into a union PR piece. I believe an interview with Starbucks will also serve to …