Archive: television

• 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 Tags: ABC, John Russo, Kathy M. Newman, Roseanne, Sherry Linkon, television, The Conners, WCP, Working-Class Culture, Working-Class Perspectives

• 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 Tags: John Russo, Kathy M. Newman, Mainstream Media, Sherry Linkon, television, WCP, Working-Class Culture, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Happy Valley: Cops, Killers, and Working-Class Community

  Happy Valley satisfies all of the Kalmanovitz criteria for a worthy television series: it has a perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it features engaging representations of working-class characters, a

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Community policing, Happy Valley, John Russo, Margaret Thatcher, Netflix, Nick Coles, Police, Sherry Linkon, television, TV series, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives