WEEK 5: All in the Family

All in the Family (1971-1979, CBS)

WEEK 6: All in the Family
MON 9.23/WED 9.25
READ: eR—“Poverty on Television: Shameless and the American Dream” (Flood), “From Good Times to Honey Boo Boo: Who is Poor on TV?” (NPR), “Why Won’t TV Show People Who Aren’t Rich?” (Politico), “Why TV Hates Poor People” (Kindland); MTV—“Part 2: I Play My Part and You Play Your Game”-“20. Don’t Be a Wanker All Your Life”
CLASS: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
DUE: REFLECTION 3

UPCOMING:

WEEK 7: Good Times
MON 9.30/WED 10.3
READ: MTV—“21. A Whopping, Steaming Turd”-“41. I Want to Have a Nickname”
CLASS: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
DUE: EXPOSITORY