Representing Class - Nov 5
For today:
- In-class screening: Class Dismissed
Representing Class - Nov 5
For today:
- In-class screening: Class Dismissed
More on Class in the Media - Nov 7
Readings for today:
- Julie Bettie, "Class Dismissed? Roseanne and the Changing Face of Working-Class Iconography," Social Text, No. 45 (Winter, 1995), pp. 125-149.
For further reading & research:
- Mariana Garces and Steve Rendall, "Media Not Concerned About the Very Poor," Alternet, Sept 16, 2012.
- Sherry Linkon, "Beyond Stereotypes: What Makes a Good Representation of the Working Class?," Working-Class Perspectives (The Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University), Feb 20, 2012. Click here for other articles on the Working-Class Perspectives blog tagged with 'Working Class and Media'.
- http://bitchmagazine.org/post/the-99-what%E2%80%99s-funny-about-being-poor-roseanne-and-working-class-humor-feminism-TV
