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

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoNorthampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, ©2005.
Description1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
Working class on television.
Social classes in mass media.
Mass media--Social aspects --United States.
Other author/creatorLeistyna, Pepi.
Other author/creatorAlper, Loretta.
Other author/creatorAsner, Edward.
Other author/creatorMedia Education Foundation.
Portion of title How TV frames the working class
Variant title How television frames the working class
Abstract "Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's disturbing depictions of working class people as either clowns or social deviants, stereotypical portrayals that reinforce the myth of meritocracy"--Container.
General noteIn English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
General noteContains 42 min. of additional interview footage.
CreditsCamera, Julius Bolton ... [et al.] ; editor, Jeremy Smith.
Performer Narrator, Ed Asner.
Technical detailsDVD.
Genre/formDocumentary videos.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN1932869034

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Compact DVDs P94.5 .W68 C53 2005 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold
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