Representing Poverty in Television, Film, and Music

This panel examines media representations of poverty in film, music and television to assess how they extend or reinforce stereotypes about poverty in the United States and Canada. Moderator: Hailey Baldock , York University Panelists: Walter J. Podrazik, University of Illinois, Chicago; It’s Hard To Find Nice Things on the Poor Side of Town: Examining TV’s narrative challenges (and successes) in engaging audiences with programs for and about the hard-scrabble lives among us Anne F. MacLennan, York University; Penniless and Empty-Handed”: Media Representations of Poverty in Entertainment Media in the United States and Canada Christine Cooling, York University; The Joker’s Poverty in Text and Film: From Personal Tragedy to Systemic Critique Hailey Baldock, York University; Framing South Central: Representations of Urban Poverty in Boyz n the Hood and Straight Outta Compton Alyson Steele, York University; Frozen Divides: Media Depictions of Poverty and Class Struggle in Snowpiercer