Revisiting Formations of Class and Gender, 25 years on: A conversation with Beverley Skeggs

Abstract

This interview, sees Chantelle Lewis and Michaela Benson in conversation with Bev Skeggs as she reflects on her landmark book Formations of Class and Gender (1997). Twenty-five years on from its publication, we speak about the women and the empirical research at the heart of book; its central arguments, contributions to a range of fields, and its location in the longer trajectory of Bev’s intellectual project; the importance of listening as a route to developing sociological analysis; reflect on the value of bringing together approaches from cultural studies and sociology with dialogue between scholars; discuss ongoing debates among feminists; and consider the book’s continuing legacy for new generations of scholars, in a range of fields around the world in the current conjuncture.