Steve Striffler

Steve Striffler is a Professor in the Department of Labor Studies/Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His work bridges anthropological analysis with critical labor studies, focusing on the intersections of corporate power, environmental justice, and transnational worker solidarity. He has published extensively on food systems, labor movements, and socialist frameworks in the Americas.

His research explores

• Corporate concentration in global food industries
• 21st-century socialist movements in Latin America
• Labor-environmental synergies in Colombia
• Food activism historiography
• Migrant labor dynamics in US poultry processing

Recent publications (2024-2009) analyze food system monopolies, anthropological imperialism critique, and labor-environmental coalitions. Despite significant public engagement (12,871+ views), no formal scientific awards are documented in these texts. His scholarship consistently examines power structures across agricultural, industrial, and political contexts.