Archive: Kathy M. Newman
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WCP: Some Dreamers of the Rusty Dream
This year has brought a couple of high-end television series focused on working-class communities. In Working-Class Perspectives this week, Kathy M. Newman looks at the latest entry, Showtime's Ameri
Categories: News, Working-Class Perspectives
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WCP: America’s Cross-Class Romance with Mare of Easttown
In this week's Working-Class Perspectives, Kathy M. Newman ponders why so many Americans fell in love with Mare of Easttown, a depressing television series about a burned out town, an unsolved murder
Categories: News, Working-Class Perspectives
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WCP: Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work
Even if you're not a TikTok user, you might have heard about "Shantytok," the viral series of short videos featuring, of all things, sea shanties. In Working-Class Perspectives this week, Kathy M. Ne
Categories: News, Working-Class Perspectives
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WCP: Christmas (and Class) Behind the Scenes
We think of Christmas movies as feel-good reminders of the joys of the season, but as Kathy M. Newman writes in Working-Class Perspectives this week, they are also movies about work. And when we look
Category: News
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WCP: Why You Should Be Getting Your Labor News from Teen Vogue
You might be surprised to hear that some of the best coverage of last week’s professional sports strikes protesting the latest police shooting of an unarmed Black man appeared in a teen fashion magazine.
Category: News
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WCP: Class(room) Warfare
While the college admissions scandal has drawn plenty of media attention in recent weeks, few were truly surprised to learn that wealthy parents were using their money and influence to help their children get into elite colleges. In this week’s Working Class Perspectives, Kathy M. Newman analyzes the real surprise among the coverage: mainstream news commentary’s emphasis on class. Newman argues that this reporting reflects a broader shift toward greater attention to class and inequality in American culture.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: ABC Sitcom The Conners: The Struggle is Real
ABC rebooted Roseanne without its namesake star after she was dismissed for a racist tweet against President Obama’s close advisor, Valerie Jarrett. In Working-Class Perspectives, Kathy M. Newman describes how The Conners successfully tackles issues that working-class families face today: struggles with addiction, health, and work.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Sorry to Bother You: A Spectacle That Teaches
Among labor activists, summer movie-going wasn’t defined by another high-budget action film or carefree 70’s themed musical, but by Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You. In this week’s Working-Class perspectives, Kathy M. Newman reviews the film and discusses how its production is reflective of a changing Hollywood that is becoming more accepting of pro-union politics.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Class, Politics, and the Return of Roseanne
The reboot of 1990s sitcom Roseanne brought with it a staggering number of viewers, indicating a strong demand for working-class representation in television and media. In Working-Class Perspectives, Kathy Newman highlights the need for shows like Roseanne while critiquing the disconnect between the people the show is meant to portray and the public actions of its lead actress, Roseanne Barr.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Karl Marx Makes a Comeback
Is Karl Marx making a comeback right in time for his upcoming bicentennial birthday? In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Kathy M. Newman considers the reasons for Marx’s resurgence in popularity.
Category: Visiting Scholars