Class dismissed : how TV frames the working class / a project by Pepi Leistyna ; directed by Loretta Alper ; produced & written by Loretta Alper & Pepi Leistyna.
1 DVD (62 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
System Details
DVD.
Note
In English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Performer
Narrator, Ed Asner.
Credits
Camera, Julius Bolton ... [et al.] ; editor, Jeremy Smith.
Note
Contains 42 min. of additional interview footage.
Summary
"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.