Bibliograph

Class dismissed, how TV frames the working class, a project by Pepi Leistyna ; directed by Loretta Alper ; produced & written by Loretta Alper & Pepi Leistyna

Type

Label

Class dismissed, how TV frames the working class, a project by Pepi Leistyna ; directed by Loretta Alper ; produced & written by Loretta Alper & Pepi Leistyna

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Grade 9+Higher education

Main title

Class dismissed

Oclc number

897765570

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2005

Responsibility statement

a project by Pepi Leistyna ; directed by Loretta Alper ; produced & written by Loretta Alper & Pepi Leistyna

Runtime

Sub title

how TV frames the working class

Summary

Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representation from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. This documentary breaks important new ground in exploring wasy in which race, gender, and sexuality intersect with class, offering a complex reading of television's often one-dimensional representations. Featuring interviews with Stanley Aronowitz, Barbara Ehrenreich, Herman Gray, Robin Kelley, Pepi Leistyna, Michael Zweig, Arlene Davila, Susan Douglas, Bambi Haggins, Lisa Henderson, Andrea Press, and others

Technique

live action

Contributor