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Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

  • Video
  • 2005
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)
Documentary

Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, ... Read allBased on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. Featuring interviews with media anal... Read allBased on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's dist... Read all

  • Director
    • Loretta Alper
  • Writers
    • Loretta Alper
    • Pepi Leistyna
  • Stars
    • Stanley Aronowitz
    • Edward Asner
    • Roseanne Barr
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    71
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    • Director
      • Loretta Alper
    • Writers
      • Loretta Alper
      • Pepi Leistyna
    • Stars
      • Stanley Aronowitz
      • Edward Asner
      • Roseanne Barr
    • 1User review
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    Stanley Aronowitz
    • Self - Sociology, City University-New York
    • (as Stanley Aranowitz)
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Narrator
    Roseanne Barr
    Roseanne Barr
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Roseanne)
    George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bill Cosby
    Bill Cosby
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Arlene Davila
    • Self - Anthropology, New York University
    Ellen DeGeneres
    Ellen DeGeneres
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Susan Douglas
    • Self - Communication Studies, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    • Self - Author, Nickel & Dimed
    Jeff Foxworthy
    Jeff Foxworthy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Herman Gray
    • Self - Sociology, University of California-Santa Cruz
    Bambi Haggins
    • Self - Film…
    Lisa Henderson
    • Self - Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
    Robin D.G. Kelley
    • Self - History, Columbia University
    • (as Robin D. G. Kelley)
    Pepi Leistyna
    • Self - Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts-Boston
    George Lopez
    George Lopez
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Andrea Press
    Andrea Press
    • Self - Communications Research, University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana
    Dan Rather
    Dan Rather
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Loretta Alper
    • Writers
      • Loretta Alper
      • Pepi Leistyna
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    TV defines the working class

    This is a must-see documentary for the documentary film student! Great coverage about how TV reflected the American working class, but at the same time defined how the working class is viewed by the American public. It probably also explains how TV served as a balm for the working class audience that saw themselves on screen and served as a how-to primer to become part of the American Middle Class (AKA American Dream).
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    • Sep 5, 2017
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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Media Education Foundation
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      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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