day 12 class & race privilege in media
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Dr. Sara DiazWGST 280: Gender, Sexuality, and Popular CultureGonzaga University
Class & Race Privilege in Media
PRIVILEGERace & Class
Class Inequalities
Race Matters in Class Matters
Class Inequalities
In groups:• According to Holtzman and Sharpe what
are some of the factors that contribute to income inequality in the US? Identify 4.
Class in Media
• Textual Analysis: How have working class people been represented in television?
• Political Economy: According to Bartsch, why have representations changed so little in the past 60 years?• Media consolidation• Advertising aimed at middle class
Privilege & Media Effects
• How does the media obscure the actual class inequalities that exist in the US?
• For those who are middle class, what are the benefits of seeing so many people who are like themselves represented on TV?
•What might the effects be on people who are working class or poor?
The American Dream
• Look at the definitions of the American Dream on MM 145.•How do gender, class, and race play
out in representations of the “American Dream” and the “good life”?• In what ways does media reinforce the
myth of the American Dream?