Category Archives: Class and the Media

What Does the New Doctor Who Offer Working-Class Whovians?

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

The new season of British Sci-Fi show, Doctor Who has created a buzz due to the casting of a woman to play the Doctor for the first time in the show’s fifty-five-year history. I’ve been a life-long fan – the … Continue reading →

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Working-Class Heroes On — and Behind — the Screen

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

Last week the British Film Institute (BFI) launched a season of screenings on Working Class Heroes at the South Bank in central London. The films selected offer a wide range of film representations of the British working class over the … Continue reading →

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Sorry to Bother You: A Spectacle That Teaches

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

If you haven’t seen Sorry to Bother You yet, please stop reading this and find somewhere in your town that is still playing the film. SEE IT NOW. If you have seen Sorry to Bother You, I hope you will … Continue reading →

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Black Working-Class Voices Doing It for Themselves

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

As a kid I didn’t expect to see myself reflected in a majority of the TV shows I saw or the  magazines and papers I read. It was the same for many children of immigrants in 90s UK. Even though … Continue reading →

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The Royal Family and Their Working-Class Fans

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

With babies, engagements, and impending weddings, the media have a never-ending supply of stories about the British royal family. While most focus on the younger members, the Queen is never too far away. Various anniversaries are marked with pomp and … Continue reading →

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Class, Politics, and the Return of Roseanne

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

When ABC brought Roseanne back to life on March 27 it attracted more than 25 million viewers to its initial episode—and an additional 5-10 million caught the second airing or streamed it online. In today’s media ecosystem these numbers are … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, Class at the Intersections, Contributors, Issues, Kathy M. Newman, Working-Class Politics | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Going Public with Working-Class Studies

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

We started Working-Class Perspectives because we wanted to help readers understand how class works, especially for poor and working-class people. We offered commentaries on issues such as education, politics, and work as well as critiques of media representations of class. … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Issues, Sherry Linkon, Understanding Class | Tagged , , | 4 Comments