CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 2m

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

45%(6)IMDbDocumentary

Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows.

Directed byLoretta Alper

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Runtime
1h 2m
Language
EN
Released
August 31, 2005

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Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class

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Starring

Stanley Aranowitz

Self

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Narrator

Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Loretta Alper
Written by
Pepi Leistyna
Produced by
Loretta Alper

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