join us in celebrating the release of author eli revelle yano Wilson’s newest book: handcrafted crafted careers: working the artisan market of craft beer.

friday, October 25th at our nob hill Public House at 4 PM

$25 competition fee per team • Registration required


Here’s all the details:

• Meet and greet with the author

• Book signing

• Copies of the book available for purchase

About the book and the author:

Unpacks the problems and privileges of pursuing a career of passion by exploring work inside craft breweries.
 
As workers attempt new modes of employment in the era of the Great Resignation, they face a labor landscape that is increasingly uncertain and stubbornly unequal. With Handcrafted Careers, sociologist Eli Revelle Yano Wilson dives headfirst into the everyday lives of workers in the craft beer industry to address key questions facing American workers today: about what makes a good career, who gets to have one, and how careers progress without established models.

Wilson argues that what ends up contributing to divergent career paths in craft beer is a complex interplay of social connections, personal tastes, and cultural ideas, as well as exclusionary industry structures. The culture of work in craft beer is based around “bearded white guy” ideals that are gendered and racialized in ways that limit the advancement of women and people of color. A fresh perspective on niche industries, Handcrafted Careers offers sharp insights into how people navigate worlds of work that promote ideas of authenticity and passion-filled careers even amid instability.

Eli Revelle Yano Wilson is an associate professor of sociology at The University of New Mexico. His research explores how work, race, and culture intersect in today’s changing economy. A former craft beer industry worker and Certified Cicerone, Dr. Wilson is the author of three books, most recently Handcrafted Careers: Working the Artisan Economy of Craft Beer.