Class dismissed
- Date
2005
- Main contributors
Leistyna, Pepi; Alper, Loretta
- Summary
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Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's depictions of working class people as either clowns or social deviants, stereotypical portrayals that reinforce the myth of meritocracy.
- Contributor
Asner, Edward
- Publisher
Media Education Foundation
- Genre
Documentary films
- Subjects
Broadcasting, Communications; TV, Film; American Culture, History; Working class on television; Social classes in mass media; Stereotypes (Social psychology) on television; Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States
- Locations
North America; United States; Massachusetts; Northampton
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
64 minutes; color
- Notes
Films @ UM
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090487; Fedora 2 PID: umd:76406; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/10666; Catalog Key: alephsys003879185; OCLC: ocn488731632
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: collection staff, users in specific IP Ranges.